Doruma
Encyclopedia
Doruma is a city
in the northeastern regions of the Haut-Uele District
, Orientale Province
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
It is near the border with South Sudan
.
and Doruma in recent times have fallen victims to Joseph Kony
's Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) killing of civilians, house burning and rape.
For many years, in the Haut Uélé province of DR Congo, the LRA rebel group plunders villages. Since December 2008, the Ugandan Army came to support the Congolese Army to eradicate such rebel group. Following a strong military action from the armies, the rebels dispersed in the region and kept on plundering villages in little groups. Such situation caused the population to panic and to seek refuge in the bush, in towns like Dungu and Doruma, or even farther south.
Since the end of December 2008, the LRA came closer to Doruma, and its strategy shifted from the plunder of villages to kidnap 11 to 17 year old children to enlist as child-soldiers, to the mere massacre of the local populations. 189 dead and 111 disappeared were reported on 24 December 2008, along with tortures of children and fires in the bush and in the fields, to prevent the population from running away.
In such a context, the town of Doruma, protected by the Congolese and Ugandan armies, and normally hosting around 6,000 inhabitants, came to host in one month more than 17,000 IDPs from neighbouring locations, arriving deprived from any personal belonging.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in the northeastern regions of the Haut-Uele District
Haut-Uele District
Haut-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Orientale Province
Orientale, Congo
Orientale is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The province lies in the northeast of the country. It borders Équateur province to the west, Kasai-Oriental province to the southwest, Maniema province to the south, and Nord-Kivu province to the southeast...
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
.
It is near the border with South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
.
History
The people of DunguDungu
Dungu may refer to:* Dungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town in Orientale Province* Dungu, Ghana* Dungu language, found in Kaduna State, Nigeria* Dungu River, Romania* Dungu River, Democratic Republic of the Congo...
and Doruma in recent times have fallen victims to Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony is an African terrorist who is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army , a guerrilla group that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments in Uganda...
's Lord's Resistance Army
Lord's Resistance Army
The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is an ongoing guerrilla campaign waged since 1987 by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, operating mainly in northern Uganda, but also in South Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
(LRA) killing of civilians, house burning and rape.
For many years, in the Haut Uélé province of DR Congo, the LRA rebel group plunders villages. Since December 2008, the Ugandan Army came to support the Congolese Army to eradicate such rebel group. Following a strong military action from the armies, the rebels dispersed in the region and kept on plundering villages in little groups. Such situation caused the population to panic and to seek refuge in the bush, in towns like Dungu and Doruma, or even farther south.
Since the end of December 2008, the LRA came closer to Doruma, and its strategy shifted from the plunder of villages to kidnap 11 to 17 year old children to enlist as child-soldiers, to the mere massacre of the local populations. 189 dead and 111 disappeared were reported on 24 December 2008, along with tortures of children and fires in the bush and in the fields, to prevent the population from running away.
In such a context, the town of Doruma, protected by the Congolese and Ugandan armies, and normally hosting around 6,000 inhabitants, came to host in one month more than 17,000 IDPs from neighbouring locations, arriving deprived from any personal belonging.