Kiringye

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Kiringye is a village situated in the Lemera groupement within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom, Uvira Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The village is located at an elevation of 928 meters and is near the localities of Luburule and Karenzu.[1][2]

Agriculture is the main economic activity in the region,[3] which provides local communities with self-sufficiency.[4][5]

History

The area was mainly inhabited by the Fuliru people and formed part of their Bafuliiru Chiefdom, which oversees several areas within Uvira Territory.[6][7]

During the 1980s, Kiringye became known for its productive farming and its impact on the local economy. The village benefited from fertile ground and a climate that supported consistent crop growth, which helped it become one of the main farming areas in the region.[8]

At the beginning of the First Congo War, Kiringye was used as a base by the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (AFDL). This alliance was supported by soldiers from Rwanda and Burundi, who entered the region to assist the Banyamulenge militia against the government of Mobutu Sese Seko. On 31 August 1997, government spokesperson Oscar Lugendo reported that Zairean forces had killed three Rwandan soldiers and captured five others in Kiringye.[9] During the Second Congo War, 13 people, including the chief of Kiringye, were massacred on 6 August 1998. The violence then spread to the nearby village of Lwiburule.[10]

References

  1. "Sud-Kivu: l'ONG OADR déplore l'aggravation de la famine et la pauvreté à Kiringye" [South Kivu: NGO OADR deplores worsening famine and poverty in Kiringye]. Radio Okapi (in French). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. Kishamata, Jérôme Katongo. "Monographie de la chefferie des Bafuliiru" (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Officielle de Bukavu (UOB). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. Sibomana, René; Dusenge, Virginie, eds. (2004). Auto-organisation des réfugiés dans les camps à l'Est du Zaïre (1994-1996) (in French). Namur, Belgium: Presses universitaires de Namur. pp. 87–92. ISBN 9782870374276.
  4. Mondo, J. M.; Bagula, E. M.; Bisimwa, E. B.; Bushunju, P. A.; Mirindi, C. M.; Kazamwali, L. M.; Chirhuza, S. B.; Karume, K. & Mushagalusa. "Benefits and drivers of farm mechanisation in Ruzizi Plain, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo". African Crop Science Journal. 28 (1): 111–130. ISSN 1021-9730.
  5. Special Publication: Volumes 17-27. Contributor: University of Georgia and College of Agriculture. Experiment Stations. 1982. p. 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Chubaka, Bishikwabo (1987). "Aux Origines De La Ville D'uvira Selon Les Explorateurs Et Les Pionniers De La Colonisation Belge Au Zaire (1840-1914)". Civilisations. 37 (1): 83–126. ISSN 0009-8140. JSTOR 41968746.
  7. Bizimana, Josée Kana (September 2022). The Survivor Champion: The Remarkable Story of a Refugee Child. Surbiton, England: Grosvenor House Publishing. ISBN 9781839759727.
  8. Thaholokya, Kahindo S.; Williams, Floyd Wendell; W. Ames, Glenn C. (1983). Rice Marketing in the Ruzizi Valley of Zaire. Griffin, Georgia: University of Georgia, Agricultural Experiment Stations. p. 10.
  9. Thomas Turner, Doctor (2010). The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality. London, United Kingdom: Zed Books. ISBN 9781848135031.
  10. "Second Congo War – Attacks on other civilian populations – South Kivu". DRC Mapping Exercise Report. Retrieved 31 May 2023.