Moero Sector

Moero Sector
Moero Sector
	Moero Sector
	Coordinates: 9°17′09″S28°20′01″E / 9.285745°S 28.333536°E Coordinates: 9°17′09″S28°20′01″E / 9.285745°S 28.333536°E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Haut-Katanga
Territory	Pweto
Seat	Kilwa

Last updated October 01, 2019

Moero Sector is an administrative division of Pweto Territory in Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The headquarters are in the town of Kilwa.

Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the fourth-level administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Moero Sector lies to the west of Lake Mweru.^[1] The territory is agriculturally productive and the lake is rich in fish. There is no formal industry apart from the Dikulushi Mine near Kilwa, the capital city of Moero Sector, operated by Anvil Mining, an Australian company.^[2]

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The Dikulushi mine is a copper and silver mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located some 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Lake Mweru and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Kilwa in the Moero Sector of Pweto Territory, Katanga Province.

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In October 2004 a small-scale uprising in Kilwa was brutally suppressed by FARDC soldiers of the 62nd Brigade. Anvil Mining Congo was accused of providing logistical support to the troops.^[3] The company published a statement by the Traditional Chiefs of Moero Sector that firmly denied any involvement by Anvil in the massacre and that praised the company for the benefits it had brought to the region.^[4]

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References

↑ X. Blaes (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
↑ Steven Spittaels; Nick Meynen (2007). "Mapping interests in conflict areas: Katanga" (PDF). IPIS. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
↑ "Anvil Mining and the Kilwa Massacre, D.R. Congo: Canadian Company Implicated?". MiningWatch Canada. June 16, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
↑ "The Anvil" (PDF). 1 (2). October 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-03.Cite journal requires |journal= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)

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[RGC-1] X. Blaes (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

[Spittaels2007-2] Steven Spittaels; Nick Meynen (2007). "Mapping interests in conflict areas: Katanga" (PDF). IPIS. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

[3] "Anvil Mining and the Kilwa Massacre, D.R. Congo: Canadian Company Implicated?". MiningWatch Canada. June 16, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

[4] "The Anvil" (PDF). 1 (2). October 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-03.Cite journal requires |journal= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)