Luindi Chiefdom

{{Short description|Chiefdom in Mwenga Territory, South Kivu}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Luindi Chiefdom

| official_name = Chefferie de Luindi

| settlement_type = Chiefdom

| pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_type2 = Territory

| subdivision_name1 = South Kivu

| subdivision_name2 = Mwenga Territory

| timezone1 = CAT

| utc_offset = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Official language

| blank_info_sec1 = French

| blank1_name_sec1 = National language

| blank1_info_sec1 = Kiswahili

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The Luindi Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Luindi), also known as the Lwindi Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Lwindi), is a chiefdom located in the Mwenga Territory, within the South Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated in the mountainous area of the Itombwe Massif.{{Cite web |title=Luindi (chefferie) in Mwenga - Sud-Kivu - MaVille.info |url=https://www.maville.info/CD/Sud-Kivu/Sud-Kivu/Mwenga/Luindi-Chefferie/ |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Maville.info}}{{Cite web |date=20 August 2019 |title=Sud-Kivu: le gouverneur sollicite l'implication de la population dans la lutte contre Ebola |trans-title=South Kivu: Governor calls for population involvement in the fight against Ebola |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2019/08/20/actualite/sante/sud-kivu-le-gouverneur-sollicite-limplication-de-la-population-dans-la |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}}{{Cite book |last1=Mutua |first1=Makau |title=Zaire: Repression as Policy : a Human Rights Report |last2=Rosenblum |first2=Peter |publisher=Lawyers Committee for Human Rights |year=1990 |location=New York |pages=66 |language=English}}

The Nyindu people form the predominant population of the Lwindi Chiefdom.{{Cite book |title=Les Cahiers du CEDAF |publisher=Centre d'étude et de documentation africaines |year=1978 |location=Tervuren, Belgium |pages=20 |language=French}}{{Cite book |last=Biebuyck |first=Daniel P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=br775uirFl4C |title=Lega Culture; Art, Initiation, and Moral Philosophy Among a Central African People |publisher=University of California Press |year=1973 |isbn=9780520020856 |location=Berkeley, California |pages=25 |language=English}} The Lwindi Chiefdom is subdivided into groupements (groupings) ruled by a traditional leader known as the "mwami", who is responsible for maintaining law and order, resolving disputes, and managing the affairs of the community. Furthermore, the groupements are subdivided in localités (villages or hamlets) which are also ruled by customary chiefs.{{Cite web |title=Annuaire des rues de Luindi (chefferie), Mwenga |url=https://rues-rd-congo.openalfa.com/luindi-chefferie |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Rues-rd-congo.openalfa.com |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=Mulebelwa |first=Mukamba |date=17 May 2022 |title=Mwenga: 7 combattants Maï-Maï se rendent aux FARDC à Kasika |trans-title=Mwenga: 7 Mai-Mai fighters surrender to the FARDC in Kasika |url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-104795_mwenga_7_combattants_mai_mai_se_rendent_aux_fardc_a_kasika.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Mediacongo.net |language=fr |publication-place=Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo}}{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Report on sensitization activities |trans-title=Report on awareness activities |url=https://carpe.umd.edu/sites/default/files/publications/10010006_SP_Awareness-RaisingActivities_WWF-PCKB_2007.pdf |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Carpe.umd.edu |language=en, fr |publication-place=Maryland, United States}}

Administrative division

= ''Groupements'' =

The Luindi Chiefdom is divided into eight groupements (groupings):{{Cite web |date=20 September 2018 |title=Annexe IV: De la repartition des sieges pour l'election des conseillers de secteur ou de chefferie |trans-title=Annex IV: Distribution of seats for the election of sector or chiefdom councilors |url=https://www.ceni.cd/assets/bundles/documents/cadre-legal/cadre-legal_1531157427.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234927/https://www.ceni.cd/assets/bundles/documents/cadre-legal/cadre-legal_1531157427.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2018 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Ceni.cd |pages=370–371 |language=fr}}

  • Ihanga
  • Ilowe
  • Kalambi
  • Kataraka
  • Kigogo
  • Kilembwe
  • Kiomvu
  • Mukangala

= Villages =

Notable villages includes:

Security problems

{{Further information|Kasika massacre}}

The region has been affected by conflict and insecurity for many years, with various armed groups operating in the area, including the Rally for Congolese Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie; RCD), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda; FDLR), the March 23 Movement (Mouvement du 23 Mars; M23), the Mai Mai militias, and the Congolese army.{{Cite web |date=1 February 1999 |title=Casualties of War: Civilians, Rule of Law, and Democratic Freedoms |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/congo/Congoweb-03.htm |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Human Rights Watch |publication-place=New York, New York, United States}}{{Cite book |last=Stearns |first=Jason |title=Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa |title-link=Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa |publisher=PublicAffairs |year=2012 |isbn=9781610391597 |location=New York City, United States |pages=250–251 |language=English}}{{Cite web |date=21 August 2021 |title=Sud-Kivu: l'UNICEF donne à 154 jeunes de Mwenga des kits de réinsertion |trans-title=South Kivu: UNICEF provides 154 young people from Mwenga with reintegration kits |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2021/08/21/actualite/societe/sud-kivu-lunicef-donne-154-jeunes-de-mwenga-des-kits-de-reinsertion |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2 March 2015 |title=RDC: offensive contre les FDLR, 43 capturés au Nord et Sud-Kivu |trans-title=DRC: offensive against the FDLR, 43 captured in North and South Kivu |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/03/02/rdc-offensive-contre-les-fdlr-43-captures-au-nord-sud-kivu |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Radio Okapi |language=fr}} As a result, the population of Lwindi Chiefdom has faced significant challenges, including displacement, violence, and limited access to basic services such as healthcare and education.{{Cite web |title=ACHPR, Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda |url=https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/achpr-democratic-republic-congo-v-burundi-rwanda-and-uganda |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=casebook.icrc.org}}

See also

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