The Kivu conflict is an umbrella term for a series of protracted armed conflicts in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which have occurred since the end of the Second Congo War.

Kivu was the name for a large "region" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko that bordered Lake Kivu. It included three "Sub-Regions" ("Sous-Régions" in French): Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu and Maniema, corresponding to the three current provinces created in …

Aug 20, 2018 · GSI’s Human Geography Database for the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo provides tribal hierarchy data in a geospatial format and identifies approximate locations for specific tribes as well as their tribal hierarchies. Use group message to communicate and collaborate with other members of your organisation.

Mulenge is a term historically referring to mountains concentrated on the High Plateau of South Kivu, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close to the Burundi -Congo- Rwanda border. The term translates literally as "people of Mulenge ", a groupement on the Itombwe plateau. [4] .

Mar 13, 2023 · The Banyamulenge live in eastern DRC in South Kivu province. They are mostly seen as affiliated to the Tutsi of the African Great Lakes region, and they speak a language close to Kirundi...

Banyarwanda are Hutus, Tutsis and Batwa who all speak Kinyarwanda and live along the Rwandan border in Kivu province, together with Hunde, Nyanga and Nande. When colonial boundaries were drawn in the late nineteenth century many Banyarwanda found themselves on the Congolese side of the Rwandan border, in Kivu province.

Jan 2, 2024 · The Ethnic and Native Tribes of the United Republic of Kivu - Aluba: Chiefdom in the Kobombo, District of Maniema. - Ankutshu: Chiefdom in the Kobombo, District of Maniema. - Bafulero: Chiefdom in the Uvira District, South Kivu, named after …

Dec 9, 2015 · The Ethnic and native Tribes of Kivu. With over 30 native tribes, the Kivu is one of the most organized provinces in the country, with each tribe having a well-defined hierarchy. I will concentrate on the tribes I am directly connected to.

Bushi is mainly a traditional region and an African ethnic group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire); mainly located in the South Kivu province.

The Shi people are exactly close neighbours of Lega; Fuliiro, Bavira and Bembe people in the southern part of South Kivu; the Banyarwanda/Barundi people in the neighboring countries, and are close neighbours of Bahunde and Banyanga people who …