Watsa Territory
Encyclopedia
Watsa Territory is an administrative area in the Haut-Uele District
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
The administrative center is the town of Watsa
.
(1998-2003), in August 1998, Uganda
n troops occupied areas of Haut Uele including the town of Durba
, the site of the Gorumbwa, Durba and Agbarabo gold mines. Almost one ton of gold was extracted during the four-year period of occupation, worth about $9 million at the time.
At the end of September 2009, fighters from the Lord's Resistance Army
LRA combatants were said to have attacked a number
of villages in the Durba/Watsa mining area.
As of April 2010 Watsa Territory was thought to have about 13,960 Internally Displaced People.
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...
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The administrative center is the town of Watsa
Watsa
Watsa is a community in Province Orientale of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, administrative center of the Watsa Territory.Watsa was the location of the VI battalion of the Force Publique in the 1940s and 1950s....
.
Security issues
During the Second Congo WarSecond Congo War
The Second Congo War, also known as Coltan War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and officially ended in July 2003 when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power; however, hostilities continue to this...
(1998-2003), in August 1998, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n troops occupied areas of Haut Uele including the town of Durba
Durba Mine
Durba is a gold mine in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It lies within the Kilo-Moto greenstone belt.As of 2011 a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold was actively developing a concession centered on this mine....
, the site of the Gorumbwa, Durba and Agbarabo gold mines. Almost one ton of gold was extracted during the four-year period of occupation, worth about $9 million at the time.
At the end of September 2009, fighters from the 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 combatants were said to have attacked a number
of villages in the Durba/Watsa mining area.
As of April 2010 Watsa Territory was thought to have about 13,960 Internally Displaced People.
Divisions
The territory is divided into sectors and chiefdoms:- Andobi Chiefdom
- Kebo Chiefdom
- Ateru Chiefdom
- Andikofa Chiefdom
- Gombari Sector
- Mari-Minza Chiefdom
- Walese Chiefdom
- Mangbutu Sector
- Kibali Sector