Niangara Territory
Encyclopedia
Niangara Territory is an administrative region in the Haut-Uele District
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. Its headquarters is the town of Niangara
, lying on both sides of the Uele River
.
(LRA) in Niangara Territory displaced about 45,000 people to Rungu Territory in the Haut-Uélé District. It was reported that the Internally Displaced People were living in schools and other public buildings.
In May 2010 a group calling itself "The human rights defenders of Niangara" published an appeal to U.S. President Barrack Obama to take more effective action against the LRA.
There are many other stories of brutality by the LRA, which holds the territory in a reign of fear.
As of April 2010 the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo had a base in Niangara town. However, the peacekeepers had few troops and the roads in the area are poor, so they rarely leave the town.
They have neither prevented nor responded to the attacks by the LRA.
In October 2010 it was reported that several villages in the territory had been invaded by "Mbororo" nomadic pastoralists.
These people originally came from the Central African Republic
, settling in the DRC during the civil war.
They are armed, and drove away the villagers whose land they occupied.
Haut-Uele District
Haut-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
of 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...
. Its headquarters is the town of Niangara
Niangara
Niangara Territory is a town in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on both sides of the Uele River. It is the headquarters of the Niangara Territory.The town has a hospital operated by Médecins sans Frontières....
, lying on both sides of the Uele River
Uele River
The Uele River, also spelled Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It originates in the mountains near Lake Albert and flows west for about to join the Mbomou River at Yakoma....
.
Security problems
In January 2010, attacks by the Lord's Resistance ArmyLord'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) in Niangara Territory displaced about 45,000 people to Rungu Territory in the Haut-Uélé District. It was reported that the Internally Displaced People were living in schools and other public buildings.
In May 2010 a group calling itself "The human rights defenders of Niangara" published an appeal to U.S. President Barrack Obama to take more effective action against the LRA.
There are many other stories of brutality by the LRA, which holds the territory in a reign of fear.
As of April 2010 the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo had a base in Niangara town. However, the peacekeepers had few troops and the roads in the area are poor, so they rarely leave the town.
They have neither prevented nor responded to the attacks by the LRA.
In October 2010 it was reported that several villages in the territory had been invaded by "Mbororo" nomadic pastoralists.
These people originally came from the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, settling in the DRC during the civil war.
They are armed, and drove away the villagers whose land they occupied.
Divisions
The territory is divided into chiefdoms:- Boemi Chiefdom
- Mangbetu-Mabisanga Chiefdom
- Mangbele Chiefdom
- Manziga Chiefdom
- Okondo Chiefdom
- Kereboro Chiefdom
- Kopa Chiefdom