Lubutu

Lubutu is a town in Lubutu Territory, Maniema Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 8,205.[2] The town is a hub for collecting minerals mined in the area, but impassable roads are a significant obstacle to moving goods.[3] In 2019 there was a protest of Mai-Mai Simba who stole some gold ore.[4] At one point the town had a hospital run by Doctors without Borders, but by 2015 it had closed.[5]

  1. ^ World Health Organization. Consideration of national onchocerciasis control plans and project proposals (CDTI, vector elimination and headquarters support) approved in 2004. No. JAF10. 7. African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, 2004.
  2. ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
  3. ^ "Infrastructure challenges mining in Maniema" (PDF). itsci. July 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ "Maniema : Manifestation des opérateurs économiques à Lubutu". Actualite.cd (in French). 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ^ Shafy, Samiha (2015-03-16). "The History of a Congo Road Built Using German Aid Money". DER SPIEGEL. Retrieved 2023-03-21.