Nyanzale is a town and a camp for
Internally Displaced People
An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee.
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(IDPs) in the
Rutshuru territory of
North Kivu province,
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nyanzale is about north of
Goma and south of
Kanya Bayonga. It is a small town whose population has more than doubled with the arrival of 20,000 displaced people from nearby villages of Kiwanja,
Kinyandonyi Kinyandonyi is a village in the Rutshuru Territory of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinyandonyi is situated 10 km east of the city of Kiwanja in Bukoma groupement, in the Bwisha Chiefdom and 85 km n ...
,
Kiseguru,
Kisharo,
Nyamilima,
Ngwenda,
Nyabanira,
Kibututu, Umoja and Buturande. They fled in January 2007 out of fear of fighting between the rebels of the
Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda and
Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo dominated by
Laurent N'Kunda's soldiers. They are also avoiding armed bandits that live in the bush. Armed banditry is a problem, since unemployed soldiers and a surplus of small arms from years of fighting are a bad mix.
Unicef tries to help the refugees.
Gallery
File:Nyanzale PHOTO DU JOUR DU JEUDI 6 JANVIER 2022.jpg , Meeting in Nyanzale 2022
File:Femme deplacée à Nyanzale.jpg , Displaced woman August 2010
Famille déplacée à Nyanzale.jpg, Displaced family August 2010
File:Mahindra Jeep MONUC DR Congo.jpg, Jeep near Nyanzale
Nyanzale displaced persons camp children.jpg, Children in the camp
File:Nyanzale Emergency school.jpg, Emergency school, shared with people of the town
References
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North Kivu