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Rutshuru
Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu. The Ugandan border is 15 km east and the Rwandan border is 30 km south-east. Lava flows from the Nyamuragira volcano, 40 km south-west, have come within 7 km of the town in recent years. The town has over 800,000 inhabitants from many tribal backgrounds Nande, hunde and Pygmee. It was the largest town controlled by the former National Congress for the Defence of the People rebel group. By November 2012, the town had become a stronghold of the March 23 Movement in their conflict with the Congolese government. After the defeat of the M23 rebellion the town was retaken by the Congolese army, and President Joseph Kabila paid a visit to the town in November 2013 after driving from Kisangani. As par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Congress For The Defence Of The People
The National Congress for the Defence of the People (, CNDP) was a Congolese Rwandan-backed paramilitary rebel group active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Kivu conflict. Established on 26 July 2006 by Laurent Nkunda in North Kivu Province, the CNDP emerged as the immediate successor to the Congolese Rally for Democracy–Goma (RCD-Goma), another Rwandan-sponsored rebel faction. With strong military and financial ties to Rwanda, the CNDP positioned itself as a defender of the Tutsi population and claimed to be combating the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a pretext it used to challenge President Joseph Kabila's government while engaging in the illicit extraction and commercialization of natural resources. In 2002, Nkunda served as RCD-Goma's brigade commander in Kisangani. By early 2003, he inaugurated the political movement ''Synergie pour la paix et la concorde''. The RCD-Goma remained active until a 2003 peace deal in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutshuru Territory
Rutshuru Territory is a Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with headquarters is the town of Rutshuru. The territory is mountainous, including a large portion of the Virunga National Park, famous for its mountain gorillas. Location The territory lies in the Albertine Rift between Lakes Lake Edward, Edward and Lake Kivu, Kivu. The Rutshuru River runs north through the territory, emptying into Lake Edward It is bounded on the north by Lubero Territory and Lake Edward. The eastern boundary is the international border with Uganda, and further south with Rwanda. To the south is the Nyiragongo Territory, beyond which is the provincial capital of Goma. To the west is Masisi Territory and Walikale Territory. The strategically important town of Kanyabayonga is just north of the territory on the road from Goma to Butembo. The territory includes a large part of the Virunga Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 23 Movement
The March 23 Movement (), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (), is a Congolese Rwandan-backed rebel paramilitary group. Based in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, which borders both Uganda and Rwanda. M23 is a member of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups in eastern DRC. M23 was established in 2012 by former members of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), a Rwandan-backed rebel group largely composed of Rwandan-Congolese fighters. These combatants had previously integrated into the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) under the terms of a 2009 peace agreement, which also called for the transformation of the CNDP into a political party, reintegration of refugees, and incorporation of CNDP personnel into government roles. However, local opposition to the CNDP's leadership—accused of past human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutshuru Patrol PHOTO DU JOUR DU LUNDI 17 JANVIER 2022
Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu. The Ugandan border is 15 km east and the Rwandan border is 30 km south-east. Lava flows from the Nyamuragira volcano, 40 km south-west, have come within 7 km of the town in recent years. The town has over 800,000 inhabitants from many tribal backgrounds Nande, hunde and Pygmee. It was the largest town controlled by the former National Congress for the Defence of the People rebel group. By November 2012, the town had become a stronghold of the March 23 Movement in their conflict with the Congolese government. After the defeat of the M23 rebellion the town was retaken by the Congolese army, and President Joseph Kabila paid a visit to the town in November 2013 after driving from Kisangani. As part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kivu
North Kivu () is a Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital city is Goma. Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilometers with a population estimate of 12,024,400 as of 2025, it is bordered by Ituri Province to the north, Tshopo, Tshopo Province to the northwest, Maniema, Maniema Province to the southwest, and South Kivu, South Kivu Province to the south, as well as Uganda and Rwanda to the east. North Kivu's administrative history traces back to the colonial era when it was initially part of the Stanley Falls District within the Congo Free State. Following a series of territorial reorganizations, North Kivu became incorporated into Orientale Province, with Stanleyville (modern-day Kisangani) as the provincial capital. The area gained provincial status in 1962 but was demoted to a district under Mobutu Sese Seko's regime in 1965. It was formally reinstated in 1988 under Ordinance- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M23 Rebellion (2012–2013)
The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, that occurred between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group and Congolese government forces between 4 April 2012 and 7 November 2013. It ended when a peace agreement was made among eleven African nations, and the M23 troops surrendered in Uganda. The rebellion was part of continued fighting in the region after the formal end of the Second Congo War in 2003. The conflict reignited in late 2021 after M23 rebel leader Sultani Makenga and 100 rebel fighters attacked the border town of Bunagana but failed. A few months later, M23 rebels officially restarted M23 campaign (2022–present), offensive operations, rapidly expanding their control over vast regions of North Kivu. In April 2012, former National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) soldiers mutiny, mutinied against the DRC government and the peacekeeping contingent of the MONUSCO, United Nations Organization Stabilization Missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Nkunda
Laurent Nkunda Mihigo (born Laurent Nkundabatware; February 2, 1967) is a Congolese former military officer and warlord who operated in the North Kivu Province during the Kivu conflict. Nkunda, who is a Congolese Tutsi, initially fought as a rebel fighter in the Rwandan Civil War alongside the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) against the genocidal Hutu-led government in Rwanda. In 1996, he returned to the Congo and joined Laurent Kabila's AFDL forces during the First Congo War. However, he later rebelled against Kabila's government and joined the rebellion led by Rwandan-aligned rebels during the Second Congo War. Following the end of the Second Congo War, he was integrated into the Congolese Army in 2003 but would again later rebel against the government, marking the beginning of the Kivu conflict. On January 22, 2009, he was put under house arrest in Gisenyi when he was called for a meeting to plan a joint operation between the Congolese and Rwandan militaries.BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lueshe Mine
The Lueshe mine, or Lweshe mine, is a niobium mine located in Rutshuru Territory in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The site is one of the most economically significant pyrochlore deposits in the world. The rare niobium mineral was discovered at the mine, and is named after it. The mine is frequently caught up in violence surrounding the Kivu conflict. History Early history The mineral Lueshite was discovered at Lueshe in 1959, by Alexandre Safiannikoff. Safiannikoff was a Russian-born Belgian geologist, who worked for the Belgian Compagnie Minière des Grands-Lacs. The joint venture ''Société Minière de Lueshe'' (SOMINLU), founded by Somikubi and Union Carbide, was created in 1960 to prospect the site. The mine was founded in the 1980s as a joint venture, ''Société Minière du Kivu'' (Somikivu), owned 70% by the Germany-based (GfE), then a fully owned subsidiary of the New York based ''Metalurg Incorporated'', 20% by the DRC government (kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Edward
Lake Edward (locally Rwitanzigye or Rweru) is one of the smaller African Great Lakes. It is located in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with its northern shore a few kilometres south of the equator. History Welsh explorer Henry Morton Stanley first saw the lake in 1888, during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The lake was named in honour of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, son of then British monarch Queen Victoria, and later to become King Edward VII. In 1973, Uganda and Zaire (DRC) renamed it Lake Idi Amin after Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. After his overthrow in 1979, it recovered its former name. In 2014, the lake was the center of an oil dispute. SOCO International entered the premises of the Virunga National Park where the lake is situated to prospect for oil. However, villagers and workers who attempted to stop the oil company from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Territories Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provinces. Territories are further divided into Sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sectors, Chiefdoms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, chiefdoms, and Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, communes. They are led by an administrator and, for the most part, take the name of the town that is their administrative center. Overview The 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 145 territories (fr. ''territoires'', sing. ''territoire'') and 33 Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cities (fr. ''villes'', sing. ''ville''). Each provincial division is also a constituency of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Assembly as well as of the Provincial Assembly of its province. Each territory is led by a territory administrator (fr. ''administrateur de territoire'') assisted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertine Rift
The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It extends from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika. The geographical term includes the valley and the surrounding mountains. Geology The Albertine Rift and the mountains are the result of tectonic movements that are gradually splitting the Somali Plate away from the rest of the African continent. The mountains surrounding the rift are composed of uplifted Pre-Cambrian basement rocks, overlaid in parts by recent volcanic rocks. Lakes and rivers The northern part of the rift is crossed by two large mountain ranges, the Rwenzori Mountains between Lake Albert and Lake Rutanzige (formerly Lake Edward) and the Virunga Mountains between Lake Rutanzige and Lake Kivu. The Virungas form a barrier between the Nile Basin to the north and east and the Congo Basin to the west and south. La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Africa Time
Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in north central, east central and southern Africa. Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+02:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time, Eastern European Time, Kaliningrad Time and Central European Summer Time. As this time zone is in the equatorial and tropical regions, there is little change in day length throughout the year and so daylight saving time is not observed. Central Africa Time is observed by the following countries: * * * (eastern provinces) * * * * * * * * The following countries in Africa also use an offset of UTC+02:00 all-year round: * (observes South African Standard Time) * (observes South African Standard Time) * (observes Eastern European Time) * (observes South African Standard Time) See also * Egypt Standard Time, an equivalent (except during daylight savings) time zone covering Egypt, also at UTC+02:00 * Kaliningrad T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
