Dekese Territory

Dekese Territory
Dekese Territory

Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 3°29′31″S 21°22′36″E / 3.491832°S 21.376648°E / -3.491832; 21.376648Coordinates: 3°29′31″S 21°22′36″E / 3.491832°S 21.376648°E / -3.491832; 21.376648
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Kasai-Occidental
District Kasaï District
Time zone Kinshasa Time (UTC+01:00)
National language Tshiluba

Dekese Territory is an administrative area in the Kasaï District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Dekese.[1]

The territory is isolated. Roads are impassable and radio reception is very poor.[2] The territory suffers from continued communal conflicts. In 2010, of 176 such conflicts reported in Kasaï Occidental province, 38 were in Dekese Territory.[2] In May 2011, after the former governor of Kasai Occidental had been removed from office and a few days before the election of his successor, 40 soldiers arrived in Dekese, first in the town and then spreading out into the territory. They committed abuses including arbitrary arrests, looting and rape of women and minors. The purpose seemed to be to disrupt the elections.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  2. 1 2 "Kananga: une cartographie des conflits pour désenclaver Dekese". Radio Okapi. October 31, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  3. ↑ Véron-Clément Kongo (31 May 2011). "Kasaï Occidental - Présence inexplicable des policiers à Dekese". Le Potentiel. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
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