Dungu is a territory in the
Haut-Uele Province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. The administrative center is the town of
Dungu, which lies on both sides of the
Uele River
The Uele, also known by the phonetically identical Uélé, Ouélé, or Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Course
The Uele forms at Dungu, at the confluence of the Dungu and Kibali rivers, which both originate ...
.
The territory is divided into the
Ndoromo,
Maringindo and
Wandu chiefdoms.
Starting in September 2008, the
Lord's Resistance Army
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a Christian extremist organization operating in Central Africa and East Africa. Its origins were in the War in Uganda (1986–1994), Ugandan insurgency (1986–1994) against Yoweri Museveni, during which Jo ...
(LRA) conducted a series of attacks on civilians in Dungu territory.
By December that year there are more than 83,000 Internally Displaced Persons in the territory.
An attack on Dungu city on 1 November 2008 caused 57,000 of its inhabitants to flee.
The next month some had returned to the south of the city, but the northern section was deserted.
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As of December 2008, the center of Dungu was isolated.
Several access roads were not usable either due to their poor condition or for security reasons.
The northern Dungu– Bitima axis (132 km) was unsafe.
The southern axis towards ]Isiro
Isiro () is the capital of Haut-Uele Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies between the Tropical rainforest, equatorial forest and the savannah and its main resource is coffee. Isiro's population is est ...
was only accessible by bicycles, motorbikes or small vehicles.
of the road connecting Dungu to Bunia
Bunia is the capital Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
It lies at an elevation of on a ...
was in a poor condition.[
]
References
Territories of Haut-Uélé Province
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