Djugu territory

Djugu
Territory
View of Lake Albert from Djugu territory
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Djugu Location in DR Congo
Coordinates: 1°55′58.8″N30°28′58.8″E / 1.933000°N 30.483000°E / 1.933000; 30.483000
Country	DR Congo
Province	Ituri
Seat	Djugu
Government
• Territory administrator	Colonel Ruphin Mapela [1] [2]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Djugu territory (French : Territoire de Djugu) is a district of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[3] Its capital is also named Djugu.

History

Armed conflict first appeared in Djugu in December 2017, resulting in the displacement of 20,000 people. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Since then 4,000 people have been killed by various armed organizations, including CODECO. ^[7]

MONUSCO troops in Kobu, 2021.

In 2021, during an ongoing insurgency by Islamist rebels, Djugu fell into a humanitarian crisis. Since November 2021, rebels have attacked several separate IDP sites, including Drodro, a camp for internally displaced people, ^{[8] [9]} resulting in heavy casualties. At least 58 civilians were killed since October. ^[10] On 2 February 2022, a CODECO attack killed over 60 people. A few weeks later, CODECO slew 18 people in the village of Banyali Kilo. ^[11]

600,000 people living in Djugu territory are IDPs, 85,000 of whom became displaced in 2021. ^[10]

In March 2023, CODECO abducted and killed 17 people who were driving on a road in Djugu. ^[12] On February 14th 2024, CODECO killed at least 12 people, and kidnapped another 16 near a gold mine in Djugu. ^{[13] [14]} Later in the same week on February 17th, another 15 people were killed on a road near the village of Tali. ^[1]

List of localities

• Banyali Kilo
• Djugu
• Drodro
• Fataki
• Iga Barrière
• Jina
• Kobu
• Ladejo ^[15]
• Lopa
• Roe

References

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11. "Women, children among villagers killed in DR Congo massacre". TRT World. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
12. Malkia, Christina (2023-03-27). "Rebels kill at least 17 people in troubled eastern Congo". AP News. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
13. Kamale, Jean-Yves (2024-02-15). "Rebels attack a gold mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people". AP News. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
14. "DR Congo rebel attacks on gold mine and South African soldiers kill 14". Al Jazeera. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
15. Photos, MONUSCO (2022-06-12), PHOTO DU JOUR DU DIMANCHE 12 JUIN 2022 , retrieved 2022-06-12