Moliro Explained

Moliro
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:-8.221°N 30.5665°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tanganyika
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset1:+2

Moliro is a community in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo beside Lake Tanganyika on the border with Zambia.[1] It is in Tanganyika province.

The Congo Free State Enclave of Moliro was founded in 1902, with its own fort and detachment of soldiers, one of three such military divisions in northeastern Katanga.[2]

During the negotiations to end the Second Congo War (1998-2003), in March 2002 the rebel group Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD-Goma) attacked and captured Moliro.The UN Security Council demanded that "RCD-Goma troops withdraw immediately and without condition from Moliro and ... all parties withdraw to the defensive positions called for in the Harare disengagement sub-plans".[3] The talks were suspended for two weeks until the RCD evacuated the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rebel-held Moliro and Pweto in DR Congo to be demilitarised: UN . Agence France-Presse . March 22, 2002 . 2011-10-31.
  2. Book: Vail , Leroy . The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa . 199 . University of California Press . 1991 . 0-520-07420-3.
  3. Web site: DR Congo: Security Council condemns capture of Moliro by RCD-Goma - Resolution 1399 (2002) . UN Security Council . 19 Mar 2002 . 2011-10-31.
  4. Web site: DR Congo rebels withdraw from Moliro: UN . Agence France-Presse . Rose-Marie Bruballa . 27 Mar 2002 . 2011-10-31.

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