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18-786: The FRPI was established in November 2002 from the Ngiti ethnolinguistic group, a subgroup of Lendu , as an ally to the Lendu-dominated Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI). The Ngiti, organized under traditional leaders, thus formed a counterweight to the Rwanda -backed and Hema -dominated Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) in the Ituri conflict . The FRPI was supported by the Uganda -backed Forces for Renewal faction of

36-644: A spectacular and dangerous 600-metre descent of the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. Kasenyi has a 155 metres (509 ft) jetty from which boat transport can link with Mahagi-Port at the north end of the lake, and with Butiaba and Ntoroko on the Eastern Lake Albert Shore (Ugandan side) and Pakwach on the Albert Nile . Given the poor state of the roads, and the total lack of railway transport, Bunia Airport

54-629: Is about 170 kilometres or 110 miles north of the Equator, the city was featured in the BBC television travel documentary Equator made in 2006, since it was one of the few places near the Equator in eastern DRC where the safety of the TV crew could be assured, by the presence of the large UN peace-keeping force. Bunia has a number of universities, the largest being the University of Bunia (UNIBU) followed by

72-550: Is of prime importance. Projected to be the eighth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.63% growth. Mount Hoyo is 35 kilometres or 22 miles south-west of Bunia. The Shari River flows along the northwestern outskirts of the city. The Ituri River flows around 35 km west of Bunia. The confluence of the Shari and Ituri is about 45 kilometres or 28 miles south-southwest of Bunia. Although Bunia

90-655: The Albertine Rift , and about 25 kilometres or 16 miles east of the Ituri Rainforest . The city is at the center of the Ituri conflict between the Lendu and Hema . In the Second Congo War the city and district were the scene of much fighting and many civilian deaths from this conflict, and related clashes between militias and Uganda -based forces. Consequently, the city is the base of one of

108-843: The Rally for Congolese Democracy . In 2002–2003, the FRPI received support from both the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) in fighting against the UPC. Both the DRC and Uganda had also assisted in the initial creation of the FRPI and FNI, though neither group ever established full control over Lendu fighters in Ituri. In May 2003,

126-557: The government of DRC in presence of the UN . The accord provided the integration of FRPI fighters into the army and a ceasefire. Rebel fighters who haven't committed war crimes or crimes against humanity were provided amnesty by the accord. Despite the peace deal signed in March 2020, fighting between government of DRC and FRPI happened on overnight of 30 December. Six FRPI fighters, three government soldiers, and two civilians were killed in

144-539: The Congo -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bunia Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution. It lies at an elevation of 1,275 metres or 4,180 feet on a plateau about 30 kilometres or 19 miles west of Lake Albert in

162-799: The FNI largely transformed into a political party in 2005, the FPRI has resisted disarmament and demobilization campaigns. In the 2010s, the FARDC launched search operations against the FRPI, deemed the most successful government operations since the 2013 defeat of the March 23 Movement by United Nations envoy Martin Kobler . Initially led by Germain Katanga , FRPI leadership switched in 2005 to Baudouin Adirodo. Katanga

180-494: The FRPI and other rebel groups active in the northeast of the country. Though 15,000 FRPI soldiers were demobilized as part of the peace process and many commanders integrated into the FARDC, violent FRPI activity returned in 2008 with attacks by residual FRPI forces against Ituri villages and FARDC camps. In September 2008, FRPI commanders splintered off to form the Popular Front for Justice in Congo (FPJC). Whereas its ally

198-617: The FRPI reportedly had 9,000 combatants and be closely linked to the FNI. By 2015, this number was estimated to have declined to 1,000. In February 2003, the FRPI participated in the Bogoro massacre with the FNI. The FRPI joined the UPDF in a successful March 2003 offensive against the UPC and jointly occupied the town with the FNI in May 2003. In 2006, the Congolese government signed a ceasefire with

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216-527: The Ugandan border running down Lake Albert, but there are no road connections across the Great Rift Valley to the closest Ugandan towns of Toro and Fort Portal . Instead a dirt highway going north-east reaches Arua and Gulu north of the lake. Before the war made the route impassable, this was the chief trade route between the DRC and Uganda, as well between the DRC and Juba in South Sudan , and Bunia

234-626: The fighting. Ngiti The Ngiti / ə ŋ ˈ ɡ iː t i / , or South Lendu , are an ethnolinguistic group located in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Ngiti speakers call their language Ndruna . In 1991, the Ngiti numbered 100,000 located in the Irumu territory south of Bunia . During the Ituri conflict , the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri

252-530: The largest United Nations peace-keeping forces in Africa, and its headquarters in northeastern DRC. The area's natural resources include gold mines over which militias and foreign forces have been fighting. Bunia has a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen Af ) with warm, humid and wet conditions prevailing year-round. Although rainfall is reduced substantially between December and February, those months still average over 130 millimetres or 5 inches of rain. For

270-404: The rest of the year, rainfall is very heavy with over 230 millimetres or 9.1 inches for nine months of the year. The main dirt highways connecting north-eastern DR Congo with Kisangani to the west and Butembo and Goma to the south pass through Bunia, but have fallen into disrepair and are virtually impassable, especially after the frequent rains. Bunia is only 40 kilometres or 25 miles from

288-496: Was an important market city, for cross-border trade as well as internal trade. The supposed route of the Lagos-Mombasa Highway passes just to the south of Bunia, emphasising its potential as a centre of trade, but that transnational highway does not exist as a viable route through the DRC. Bunia is linked to the small port of Kasenyi on Lake Albert by a 60 kilometres (37 mi) dirt track via Bogoro, which has

306-572: Was arrested and flown to the International Criminal Court at The Hague in October 2007 to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity , including the use of child soldiers and promotion of sexual slavery . He was found guilty in March 2014. He was released from prison in March 2020 after International Criminal Court reduced his sentence from 12 to 6 years. FRPI signed a peace accord on February 28, 2020 with

324-426: Was formed as a Ngiti militia group and political party. Ngiti is reported to have a base-32 number system with base-4 cycles. The following is a list of some Ngiti numerals. This Nilo-Saharan languages –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an ethnic group in Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Democratic Republic of

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