Beni (Congo)

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Beni
Beni (Congo) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Coordinates 0 ° 30 ′  N , 29 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 30 ′  N , 29 ° 28 ′  E
Basic data
Country Democratic Republic of Congo

province

North Kivu
ISO 3166-2 CD-NK
Residents 95,407 (S 2010)
Main street of Beni
Main street of Beni

Beni is a city in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the province of North Kivu with 95,407 inhabitants (as of 2010). It is located about 70 kilometers north of Lake Eduard and a good 100 km southwest of Lake Albert on the western edge of the Virunga National Park and the Ruwenzori Mountains on the Semliki . There is an airport, a market and the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo .

In 2001, Beni was the site of intense fighting in the Second Congo War . Since then, troops from the United Nations Mission have been stationed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . In summer 2010 there were also refugee movements on the streets of the area.

Melchizedec Sikuli Paluku has been Bishop of the Diocese of Butembo-Beni since 1998 .

Beni was the hardest hit area of ​​the Ebola virus epidemic, which raged from 2018 to 2020 . As of December 10, 2018, 213 cases and 114 deaths were counted in and around the city.

Massacre in Beni

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that on the night of August 13-14, 2016, at least 36 people were killed in a massacre on the outskirts of the city of Beni. According to MONUSCO, the fighters were members of the Ugandan guerrilla organization Allied Democratic Forces . North Kivus Provincial Governor Julien Paluku Kahongya called on the population to be vigilant and support the armed forces. The massacre occurred just three days after the visit of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-46
  2. ↑ BNC - Airport. Great Circle Mapper, accessed November 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ DR Congo / BENI: INSECURITY AND THREATS, THOUSANDS FLEEING. relifweb, July 23, 2010, accessed on September 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7064419.html
  5. ^ Diocese of Butembo-Beni, Congo-Kinshasa. GCatholic.org, accessed September 28, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Ebola Virus Disease Democratic Republic of the Congo External Situation Report 19. (PDF; 1.2 MB) World Health Organization (WHO), December 12, 2018, accessed on December 13, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Thirty-six people are killed in DRC in 'revenge' attack by ADF rebels. The Guardian, August 14, 2016, accessed May 6, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Suspected rebels kill at least 36 in eastern Congo. Reuters, August 14, 2016, accessed May 6, 2017 .