Rutshuru
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| Country | DR Congo |
| Province | North Kivu |
| Territory | Rutshuru |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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| National language | Swahili |
| Climate | Aw |
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Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lakes Edward and Kivu.[1] The Ugandan border is 15 km (9.3 mi) east and the Rwandan border is 30 km (19 mi) south-east.
Lava flows from the Nyamuragira volcano, 40 km (25 mi) south-west, have come within 7 km (4.3 mi) of the town in recent years.[1] The town has over 800,000 inhabitants from many tribal backgrounds Nande, hunde and Pygmee.[1]
It was the largest town controlled by the former National Congress for the Defence of the People rebel group.[citation needed] By November 2012, the town had become a stronghold of the March 23 Movement in their conflict with the Congolese government.[2] After the defeat of the M23 rebellion the town was retaken by the Congolese army, and President Joseph Kabila paid a visit to the town in November 2013 after driving from Kisangani.[3]
As part of M23's resurgence the group recaptured Rutshuru in October 2022.[4]
Rwandan Genocide and Congo Wars
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Rutshuru has a Rwandan population largely from the Rwandan Revolution in 1959 and the Rwandan genocide where large numbers of Rwandan Hutu refugees were housed in camps there. The First and Second Congo Wars saw substantial fighting in the district involving Ugandan, Rwandan and Congolese forces of various factions. Since the official end of the war in 2002/3, fighting has periodically erupted between militias allied to the Hutu and Tutsi. The town has been occupied by proxy forces linked to Rwandan president Paul Kagame and—since the start of the Rwandan genocide—has been the focal point of troubles between Tutsi and Hutu with stakes in Rwanda. Rutshuru, like most of the DR Congo eastern region, is a town of collateral damage from infighting between Rwandan proxies and the government forces.
Mining
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Features and attractions
- Rutshuru Falls
- May-Ya-Moto volcano and hot springs, 32 km north-north-west
- Virunga National Park
- Lake Kirwa, a small crater lake 10 km south-west
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Focus on: Rutshuru | The Congo Tree". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gettleman, Jeffrey (25 November 2012). "As Rebels Gain, Congo Again Slips Into Chaos". The New York Times.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DR Congo President tours ex-rebel areas". BBC News. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Rebels makes new advance, and Congo expels Rwandan envoy Script error: No such module "webarchive"., 30 October 2022
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Blood Minerals' in the Kivu Provinces". www.globalpolicy.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08.
- ^ David Barouski: "'Blood Minerals' in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Z Magazine online, (www.zmag.org), June 1, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fittarelli, Alberto (June 26, 2017). "The Strange Tale of the Georgians in Congo". bellingcat. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
Rutshuru, and the surrounding region within North Kivu, is home to some 15 gold mining sites, which can easily explain the focus of multiple rebel groups — and of the FARDC — on securing control of the area.
Further reading
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