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in the Haut-Uélé District. It was reported that the Internally Displaced People were living in schools and other public buildings. In May 2010 a group calling itself "The human rights defenders of Niangara" published an appeal to U.S. President
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had a base in Niangara town. However, the peacekeepers had few troops and the roads in the area are poor, so they rarely leave the town. They have neither prevented nor responded to the attacks by the LRA.
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to take more effective action against the LRA. There are many other stories of brutality by the LRA, which holds the territory in a reign of fear. As of April 2010 the
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In October 2010 it was reported that several villages in the territory had been invaded by "
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At least 33,000 people in the territory have no local access to clean water.
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Niangara is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
3°41′32″N 27°53′42″E / 3.692196°N 27.89506°E / 3.692196; 27.89506
DR Congo
Haut-Uele
Niangara
Time zone
UTC+2
Central Africa Time
Haut-Uele
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niangara
Uele River
Lord's Resistance Army
Rungu Territory
Barack Obama
United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo
Mbororo
Central African Republic
Boemi Chiefdom
Mangbetu-Mabisanga Chiefdom
Mangbere Chiefdom
Manziga Chiefdom
Okondo Chiefdom
Kereboro Chiefdom
Kopa Chiefdom


"Freedom from fear – regional action to protect civilians in LRAaffected areas"
"Population Displacement and Insecurity in Orientale Province"
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