Lubero

Lubero is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of the Lubero Territory. Following the surrender of Mai-Mai fighters in 2021, a new market was being constructed in 2022 involving the mayor, ex-soldiers, "young people at risk and the vulnerable women".

Lubero
starting to build a market in 2022
Lubero
Coordinates: 00°09′18″S 29°14′24″E
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceNorth Kivu
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
National languageSwahili
ClimateCfb

Location

The town is lies at an average altitude of 1,900 metres (6,200 ft), in the Virunga Mountains, at the western edge of Virunga National Park, close to the international border with Uganda. Lubero lies approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, north of the provincial capital of Goma.[1] This location is approximately 98 kilometres (61 mi), by road, southwest of Beni, the nearest large town.[2] The coordinates of Lubero are: 0°09′18″S, 29°14′0″E (Latitude:-0.1550; Longitude:29.2400).

Overview
In the 1940s as part of the Belgian Congo

Lubero is a medium-sized town with several modern amenities including an airport, Lubero Airport, with a grass runway.[3] In the hills around the town, a mini-hydropower station, Lubero Hydroelectric Power Station, is planned to complement Mutwanga Hydroelectric Power Station and Rutshuru Hydroelectric Power Station, in supplying power to the communities in and around Virunga National Park.[4]

Mai-Mai militia surrender to MONUSCO Indian peacekeepers in Lubero on 17 July 2020

Like most localities in North Kivu, Lubero has witnessed plenty of violence as the various militias have battled each other for real estate and treasure during the last two decades. Battles have also been fought between the militias, government forces and United Nations "peace keepers". The toll in human lives has been high. Many have been left with physical disabilities. More suffer long-term psychological war trauma.[5]

In 2022 MONUSCO announced that work had begun to build a market here involving ex-combatants as part of their integration into the community. The market was designed to offer protection to vulnerable women.[6]

Population

As of March 2014, the population of Lubero is not publicly known.

See also

References
  1. Road Distance Between Goma And Lubero With Map
  2. Map Showing Beni And Lubero With Distance Marker
  3. About Lubero Airport
  4. Congo's Mountain Gorilla Park Announces Partnership For Economic Revival
  5. Rebel Troops Begin Withdrawal From Lubero, Says MONUC
  6. Photos, MONUSCO (2022-01-29), PHOTO DU JOUR DU SAMEDI 29 JANVIER 2022, retrieved 2022-01-29

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