Kidote, also known as Kidoti, is a small village situated in the middle plateaux of Lemera, within the Bafuliiru Chiefdom of the Uvira Territory in the South Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

[4] Kidote was traditionally inhabited by the Fuliiru people, as well as a small Vira population that share strong cultural connections with the Bafuliiru community.

Some met their demise due to shrapnel injuries, while others were brutally executed after being coerced into digging mass graves, wherein their bodies were callously discarded.

[10][11] In the early months of 2022, the resurgence of the March 23 Movement, sparked tensions in Lemera.

The Espace Amis d'Enfance (EAE), a local non-governmental organization, received nearly one hundred displaced children in search of help and shelter.