Faradje Territory is an administrative area 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 main town is

Faradje Faradje is a town in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of Faradje Territory. It lies on the Dungu River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dungu River. It had a population of about 25,0 ...

, lying on the

Dungu River The Dungu River is a river that flows through Haut-Uele province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It passes through the town of Faradje, and joins the Kibali River at Dungu to form the Uele River. The river flows between the town of Dun ...

. In January and February 2011 the Lords Resistance Army attacked people in the territories of Dungu, Faradje,

Niangara Niangara is a town in the Haut-Uele Province 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. As o ...

and

Watsa Watsa is a community in the Haut-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, administrative center of the Watsa Territory. It is served by Watsa Airport, a grass airstrip south of the town. Watsa was the location of the VI battalion ...

, causing 33,000 people to be displaced. The people were slow to return due to the feeble response of government security forces.

References

Territories of Haut-Uélé Province {{DRCongo-geo-stub