Nyiragongo Territory

Nyiragongo Territory
Territory
Map
Map
Nyiragongo on a map of North Kivu Province
North Kivu on a map of DR Congo
North Kivu on a map of DR Congo
Country DR Congo
ProvinceNorth Kivu
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
The territory contains Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano within Virunga National Park.

Nyiragongo Territory is a territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Located in the territory is the town of Kibumba [fr], which is about 20 km north of Goma along the N2 road. In November 2022, the town was taken over by M23, with a large number of residents fleeing the fighting.[2] M23 retreated from Kibumba on December 23 as part of the Angolan peace agreement.[3]

It is bordered by Goma to the south, Masisi Territory to the west, Rutshuru Territory to the north, and Rwanda to the east.

In November 2022, 8 deaths were reported in the Rutshuru IDP sites in Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu. Of these victims, a 44-year-old woman and seven children died at Kanyaruchinya Health Center and CBCA Ndosho Hospital.[4]

  1. ^ (in French) Présentation de la Province du Nord-Kivu[usurped]
  2. ^ "Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma - Armed Groups News". Al Jazeera. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ AP, Le Monde with (2022-12-23). "DR Congo's M23 rebels retreat from occupied territory in Kibumba". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ^ "Nord-Kivu: 8 décès enregistrés dans les sites de déplacés à Nyiragongo en deux jours". Radio Okapi (in French). 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-03-23.