Bibogobogo

Bibogobogo, alternatively referred to as Bibokoboko in Kibembe, is a village in the middle plateaus of the Mutambala Sector in the Fizi Territory in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The persistent ethnic conflicts in the area profoundly impact the diverse communities, which include the Babembe, Bafuliiru, Babwari, Babuyu, Banyindu, Balega (Warega), Bamushi, and Banyamulenge.

Reports from the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) indicate that the Banyamulenge residents of Bibogobogo village were subjected to mass manumilatari arrests by FAZ soldiers.

[16] Persistent armed conflict, massive population displacement, non-existent infrastructure, and widespread deterioration of productive assets have severely impacted food security in Bibogobogo.

The Mai-Mai Mutetezi and the Bilozi Bishambuke captured 40 Twiganeho, as well as looting the village, absconding with a substantial herd of a hundred bovines, and ruthlessly claiming the lives of the locals.

"[29] Contrary to this claim, Dieudonne Kasereka, the spokesperson for the army in South Kivu Province, maintains that these are not acts of "ethnic cleansing," but rather confrontations between the Twiganeho and Mai-Mai combatants.

However, the displaced returned to their environment in late December 2021 after establishing a temporary base for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in the region.