Global InformationKilungutwe village information
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Kilungutwe | |
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Village | |
 The lush, emerald-green hills enveloping Kilungutwe, January 2014 | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | South Kivu |
| Territory | Mwenga |
| Chiefdom | Luindi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Kilungutwe is a small village in the Luindi Chiefdom, located in the valley of the Kilungutwe River in the Mwenga Territory of the South Kivu Province. Situated in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kilungutwe is positioned nearby neighboring villages of Kirukungutu and Chowe.[1] The region is a melting pot for many ethnic groups, boasting a diverse ethnocultural landscape. It is also a point of confluence for numerous ethnic groups, including the Lega, Nyindu, Shi, Fuliiru, Holoholo, Bwari, Vira, Hunde, Nyanga, Bembe, and Amba people.[2][3][4]
Kilungutwe has been the site of violence for nearly three decades due to its proximity along the route to a nearby gold mine. In the First and Second Congo Wars, the region experienced a surge in armed conflicts that resulted in displacement, loss of lives, and property damage.[5][6][7][8][9]
- ^ "Mwenga : pourparlers FARDC et FDLR". Radio Okapi (in French). 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "RDC: 22 ans après le massacre de Kasika, Denis Mukwege réclame réparation pour les victimes". Actualite.cd (in French). 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ Verweijen, Judith; Brabant, Justine (2017). "Cows and guns. Cattle-related conflict and armed violence in Fizi and Itombwe, eastern DR Congo". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 55 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1017/S0022278X16000823. ISSN 0022-278X. JSTOR 26309798. S2CID 64607292.
- ^ Gamaidandi, Douswe (2021-11-17). "WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS RESEARCH: ASSESSMENT OF HOUSEHOLD INDICATORS IN DRC".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sud-Kivu : vols, viols et pillages à Kilungutwe". Radio Okapi (in French). 2006-01-17. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Life for women in the country that 'never turned the page of conflict'". The Independent. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Mwenga : les attaques des FLR entraînent d'importants mouvements de populations". Radio Okapi (in French). 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Mwenga : encore des attaques et des pillages, signé FDLR". Radio Okapi (in French). 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "RDC : Martin Fayulu exige l'expulsion de l'ambassadeur du Rwanda, Vincent Karega". 7sur7.cd (in French). 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2023-05-09.