Kidote

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Kidote
Kidoti
Village
Village Kidote
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province South Kivu
Territory Uvira
Chiefdom Bafuliiru
Grouping Lemera
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Kidote, also known as Kidoti, is a small village situated in the middle plateaux of Lemera groupement in the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, Uvira Territory, in the South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] It also serves as a camp for Congolese Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from various regions of Bwegera. [3]

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History

Kidote was traditionally inhabited by the Fuliiru people, as well as a small Vira population that share strong cultural connections with the Bafuliiru community. [4] [5] [6] During the onset of the First Congo War, Kidote served as a training camp for the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo; AFDL). [7] [8] On 6 October 1996, Kidote was attacked by the AFDL, which resulted in more than 50 fatalities. The victims were mainly civilians. Some met their demise due to shrapnel injuries, while others were brutally executed after being coerced into digging mass graves, wherein their bodies were callously discarded. [9]

Security problems

For decades, the region remained plagued by persistent insecurity. Armed conflict, clashes between various armed groups, and inter-communal violence have all contributed to uprooting communities from their homes. Armed groups operating in the region, such as rebel factions or militias, carry out attacks, looting and intimidation aimed at both civilians and rival factions. [10] [11] In the early months of 2022, the resurgence of the March 23 Movement, sparked tensions in Lemera. Consequently, a large number of civilians took refuge in Kidote, fleeing other conflict-affected areas. The Espace Amis d'Enfance (EAE), a local non-governmental organization, received nearly one hundred displaced children in search of help and shelter. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sud-Kivu: les déplacés en difficulté à Bwegera et à Lemera" [South Kivu: Displaced people in difficulty in Bwegera and Lemera]. Radio Okapi (in French). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Ruhimbika, Manassé (2001). Les Banyamulenge, Congo-Zaïre, entre deux guerres (in French). Paris, France: Éditions L'Harmattan. p. 158. ISBN   9782747503631.
  3. 1 2 "Sud-Kivu: les déplacés en difficulté à Bwegera et à Lemera" [South Kivu: Displaced people in difficulty in Bwegera and Lemera]. Radio Okapi (in French). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Sebakunzi, Ntibibuka (January 1998). "Le rôle du site dans l'extension de la cité d'Uvira" [The role of the site in the expansion of the city of Uvira]. Persée (in French). Lyon, France. pp. 143–152. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Moeller, Alfred Alphonse Jean (1936). "Les grandes lignes des migrations des Bantus de la province orientale du Congo belge" (PDF) (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Librairie Falk fils. p. 136. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Chubaka, Bishikwabo (1987). "Aux origines de la ville d'Uvira selon les explorateurs et les pionniers de la colonisation belge au Zaïre (1840-1914)" [The origins of the city of Uvira according to the explorers and pioneers of Belgian colonization in Zaire (1840-1914)]. Civilisations. 37 (1): 83–126. ISSN   0009-8140. JSTOR   41968746.
  7. ↑ Stearns, Jason (27 March 2012). Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa. New York, New York: PublicAffairs. p. 145. ISBN   9781610391597.
  8. ↑ Umutesi, Marie Beatrice (15 October 2004). Surviving the Slaughter: The Ordeal of a Rwandan Refugee in Zaire. Contributor: Catharine Newbury. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 257. ISBN   9780299204938.
  9. ↑ "South Kivu: Attacks against other civilian populations". Mapping-report.org. DRC Mapping Exercise Report. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sud-Kivu: la société civile dénonce des attaques armées contre la population" [South Kivu: Civil society denounces armed attacks against the population]. Radio Okapi (in French). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sud Kivu: des centaines de ménages de déplacés regagnent les hauts plateaux d'Uvira" [South Kivu: Hundreds of displaced households return to the highlands of Uvira]. Radio Okapi (in French). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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