Beni Territory

Territory in North Kivu, DR Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beni Territory, also known as Oicha Territory,[1] is a territory of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It's administrative center is the town of Oicha.[3]

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Beni
Wilaya ya Beni (Swahili)
Territoire de Beni
Mount Ngaliema (Stanley)
Interactive map of Beni
Country DR Congo
ProvinceNorth Kivu
HQOicha
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
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It has been the site of fighting during the Allied Democratic Forces insurgency between government troops and the ADF militia, which also crosses the border into the territory from Uganda.[4][5] It was there that the Kirindera massacre, perpetrated by the ADF, happened.[6]

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