Beni Territory

Coordinates: 0°29′00″N 29°27′00″E / 0.4833°N 29.4500°E / 0.4833; 29.4500
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Beni on a map of North Kivu Province
Country DR Congo
ProvinceNorth Kivu
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Beni Territory, also known as Oicha Territory,[1] is a territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

It has been the site of fighting during the Allied Democratic Forces insurgency between government troops and the ADF militia, which also crosses the border into the territory from Uganda.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "République Démocratique du Congo : Carte de province: Nord-Kivu (fevrier 2021) - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ^ (in French) Présentation de la Province du Nord-Kivu[usurped]
  3. ^ DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory. The Defense Post, 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ 10 civilians killed in militia attack in eastern DRCongo. France24, 6 November 2019.

0°29′00″N 29°27′00″E / 0.4833°N 29.4500°E / 0.4833; 29.4500