Fizi is a
territory
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in the south of
Sud-Kivu
South Kivu (''Jimbo la Kivu Kusini'' in Swahili), (french: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Bukavu.
History
South Kivu Province was created from Sud-Kivu District in 1989, when the exis ...
Province,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, bordering the South Kivu territories of Uvira, Mwenga and Shabunda to the north,
Lake Tanganyika
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or Tanzania in the east, and the provinces
Katanga in the south and
Maniema
Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Kindu.
Toponymy
Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , ...
in the west.
The predominant language in the territory is
Bembe language (Ibembe)
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and
Kiswahili
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.
Geography
The Fizi territory is located in the south of the South kivu province, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, borderline with
Tanzania
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's
Kigoma Region
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.
Administrative division
Collectivities within the Fizi territory include
*
N'Gangya
*
Lùlenge
*
M'tambala
*
Tangani'a
Tangani'a is a collectivity located in the Fizi Territory of Sud-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the Bembe language (''Kibembe'') Tangani'a means Tanganyika, which is the name of the major lake next to the collectivity.
Th ...
*
Itombwe
Towns
The capital city (chef-lieu) of the Fizi territory is called Fizi Centre, but
Baraka
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(bala'a) is considered the main town of the territory because of its semi-urbanized advancements. Baraka is composed of three municipalities (Baraka, Katanga and Kalundja). In 1892, it became the first entity in the urban model in the province of South Kivu.
Some villages of Fizi are: Makobola, Kahama, Aseeci, Kwa Munene, Ilakala, Swema, Ake I, Ake II, Abeka, Mukwezi, Musenya, Atongo, Abûmbe, Ilela, Mgûle, Abondoki, 'wa Mboko, Lûûkyû, Mkangyaolo, 'wa Núndú, Bashiwaenge, Bashimweci, 'Yonwe, Zimbwe, Lusambo, Atûngulû, Atondo, Losenda, Lulinda, Elemyonga, Mkolwe, Bûkû, Bitobolo, Lûbûmba, Atete, Lweba, Andale, Ekwena, Abela, Alûnja, Lo'oe, Matongo, Mwemezi, Bomani (Baraka centre), Ebonjwa, Mwansombo, Mwambango, Mongemonge, Mwatembo, Akyûngwe, Akomba, Atanga. Upon reaching Atanga, there is a junction, at which turning left leads to Fizi and the open side of the Lake Tanganyika shore. Malinde is a junction village. Towns after turning left include Malinde, Mlongwe, Atalûkûlû, Isee, Sebele. There is another junction in Sebele village. The right road leads to Eonde and then Kazimia village.
The left road heads to Nemba, Msombozi, Kisokwe, Manga, Rasi, Mizimu, Kalongwe, Dine, Ibwe la nyookye, Kahongo, Equateur, Bandundu, Bas Zaire, Lubomo, Lwambama, Mwayenga, Kalila, Bwenge, Lubilo, Hona, Mwajalûlû, Bûma, Alamba, Kilumû, Kazimia.
Bibokoboko - Locals meet MONUSCO troops from Pakistan in 2022
There is no road access between Nemba to Kazimia; people use boats for transportation because most villages are built on shore and between mountains. Kazimia, Abumbwe, Nguma, Ekyoci, Lûandaki, Atuma, Ebamba, Ehingeci, Asaba, Msamba, Yungu, Esanu, Sele, Akone, Mkongwe, Mande, Talama and the river Alela is the border of Fizi and Shaba or Sud-Kivu province and Shaba Province. If you jump the mountains of Fizi, you will find several villages there : Maganja, Bibokoboko, Minembwe, kanguli,,wangulube, mkera, The main mining city of Fizi is Misèsè and Mkera
History
The region has a long history of independence from
Kinshasa
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. It was the location of the ''maquis'' set up by
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Laurent-Désiré Kabila () (27 November 1939 – 18 January 2001) or simply Laurent Kabila ( US: ), was a Congolese revolutionary and politician who was the third President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his assassinati ...
in 1967, as well as the place where Laurent-Désiré Kabila raised his son, the former president
Joseph Kabila
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, in 1973. Throughout much of the
Second Congo War
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, the town was contested by numerous armed groups.
"Background Brief on the Current Situation in Kivu"
, '' IRIN'', 10 September 1997 (hosted by africaaction.org)
"Thousands of civilians victims of atrocities in the DRC"
, ''Amnesty International
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'', 23 November 1998; an
"DR Congo: Complex Emergency Situation Report #4 (FY 2004)"
United States Agency for International Development
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, 20 August 2004 (hosted by reliefweb.int)
Provincial MP representative are :Alimasi Malumbe.
Abungulu mateso.
Shenila Mwanza.
Malick job bumbu.
Prince
National Member of parliament representing Fizi in Kinshasa are:
Msambya Abwe Freddy.
Ambatobe Nyongolo Ammy.
Mehemie wilodja mwilanya.
Politics
The Fizi territory is represented in the National Assembly
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by three deputies:
*Amy Ambatobe Nyomholo P.P.R.DCongo),
*Msambya Abwe Fredy
*Nehemy Wilondja Mwilanya
Notes and references
External links
Territoire de Fizi-Itombwe ou le pays de Babembe
fizi-itombwe.com
Rapport de l'Atelier de Réflexion sur les Resources Locales et la Dynamique du Développement Rural dans le Territoire de Fizi - Itombwe
report of seminar held 19–21 February 2006
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Populated places in South Kivu
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo