Minembwe

Minembwe is a group of villages located in a place known as Mulenge. It is located in the high tropical mountains of Uvira, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Aerial view of Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe

Minembwe is made up of localities whose majority group is Babembe, followed by Bafuliiru, Banyindu. Some of these localities have been erected in the Rural Commune which is currently disputed by the Banyamulenge rebel groups, Gumino and Twiganeho. In 1999, Minembwe was established as Territory alongside Bunyakiri in Kalehe territory. The two territories were established under the administration of the region by the Rassemblement congolais pour la Democratie in the years 1999-2000. The recognition of these two territorial entities is a source of tension between the various components of the Transitional Government at the beginning of 2006. Minembwe was invaded during the second Congolese war by the Rwandan army, which favored the massive arrival of Rwandan Tutsis. Thus increasing the numbers Tutsi called "Banyamulenge".

Protests have filed in regards to the creation of the two territories from the territory of Fizi by the RDC.[1][2]

References
  1. Tshiambi, Albert (20 February 2006). "L'érection de Minembwe en "territoire" suscite des mécontentements" (in French). Le Potentiel. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. The UN and Kabila Illegally endorse Minembwe Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, La Conscience

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