Bangadi is a town located in Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[1] After the Duru September 2008 attack, the town residents established a self-defense group due to their distrust of the government.

On 8 October, 120 self-defense group militias attacked the town police station and gained few firearms.

[4][5][6] During the Christmas massacres, LRA killed 48 people in Bangadi areas.

[4][8] The Bangadi self-defense group was abolished in June 2009 due to the order of Major Nelson Mugaba.