Masisi is a town in the North Kivu Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Masisi lies approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) by road, northwest of the provincial capital of Goma.

The town lies at an altitude of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains.

[2] During the last decade, Masisi and the surrounding countryside have witnessed strife and conflict as the many militias in this part of the country fought each other and against FARDC and MONUC, for territory and wealth.

Many have either been killed or permanently disabled, with more carrying residual psychological trauma.