Beni Territory
Beni | |
|---|---|
  Beni on a map of North Kivu Province | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | North Kivu |
| HQ | Oicha |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Beni Territory, also known as Oicha Territory,[1] is a territory of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It's administrative center is the town of Oicha.[3]
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.[4][5]
References
- ^ "République Démocratique du Congo : Carte de province: Nord-Kivu (fevrier 2021) - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ (in French) Présentation de la Province du Nord-Kivu[usurped]
- ^ Okala, Jean-Tobie (20 January 2023). "Beni : La MONUSCO, l'administrateur du territoire et la société civile réfléchissent à « Comment renouveler la confiance mutuelle »". MONUSCO (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory. The Defense Post, 31 October 2019.
- ^ 10 civilians killed in militia attack in eastern DRCongo. France24, 6 November 2019.
