Walikale

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Walikale
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Walikale in 2011
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Walikale
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 1°25′34″S28°4′12″E / 1.42611°S 28.07000°E / -1.42611; 28.07000
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province North Kivu
Territory Walikale

Walikale is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of the Walikale Territory.

Walikale is home to the largest tin deposits in the Congo and to some very large gold mines, as well. In particular, the Bisie mine is supposed to account for somewhere between 50 and 80% of tin exports from North Kivu. The control of Bisie mine is a main source of contention within the Congolese army, as it provides for upwards of $100,000 a month in taxes for local soldiers. This does not include the individual pits that some commanders control and or the kickbacks they get from trading houses.

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References

  1. Josh Kron (August 23, 2010). "Rwandan Rebels Raped at Least 179 Women in Congo, Humanitarian Officials Say". New York Times.
  2. Democratic Republic of Congo • North Kivu Situation Report No. 2 20 July 2012
  3. Radio Okapi (2014-06-10). "Nord-Kivu: plaidoyer pour une assistance aux déplacés de Lubero - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb . Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  4. Section, United Nations News Service (2016-07-29). "UN News - DR Congo: six years on, UN envoy calls for action in Walikale mass rape". UN News Service Section. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. Ida Sawyer (July 26, 2017). "Congolese Warlord Wanted for Mass Rape Surrenders".