Kasheke

Kasheke
Groupement capital and village
Kasheke farmer field, March 2023
Kasheke farmer field, March 2023
Kasheke is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasheke
Kasheke
Location within Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceSouth Kivu
TerritoryKalehe
ChiefdomBuhavu
GroupementMbinga-Sud
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Kasheke is a village and capital of Mbinga-Sud groupement of the Buhavu Chiefdom, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kasheke is 1,475 meters above sea level and is close to Bulengo, Kamabale, Tchofi, and Kabamba villages. The village is mainly occupied by Bahavu clan of the Bashi people, Batwa, Batembo, Barega, Bafuliiru, Babembe, Bahunde, Bakusu, Bangala, Banyarwanda, and Barundi.

Known for its cultivation of maize, cassava, banana, and rice, agriculture serves as the primary regional economy. Despite its agricultural potential, there is currently no agro-industry, although preliminary foundations exist, particularly in coffee and palm oil.

History

Kasheke has long been the ancestral home to a harmonious blend of diverse Bantu ethnic groups. The region was conventionally inhabited by Havu clan of the Shi people.

Security and geological problems

On 28 May 2011, several houses were looted and several taken hostage in the forest as a result of an attack by alleged elements of the FDLR in Kasheke. On 5 March 2012, at around 10 p.m. local time, FDLR rebels entered Kasheke from Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, abducting seven people, of which four were women and three boys, and seizing nearly all of the village's belongings.

In August 2015, a powerful earthquake measuring at least 5.6 on the scale caused the deaths of a police officer at Katana State Post, over 35 kilometers north of Bukavu, and a woman in Kasheke who was killed when her home collapsed. In September 2019, a FARDC soldier broke into a family's home and killed a mother and two of her children, as well as injuring the father and another son, before fleeing the scene.

References

  1. ↑ Balolae, Marcelin Safari (2013). "Chapitre I: Présentation du territoire de Kalehe et généralités sur le petit commerce" [Chapter I: Overview of the Kalehe Territory and General Information on Small-Scale Trade]. Africmemoire.com (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Nabudabaga, Mwenyezi (2016). "Chapitre II: Matériels et méthodes" [Chapter II: Materials and Methods] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Chapitre premier: Présentation du groupement Mbinga-Sud" [Chapter One: Presentation of the Mbinga-Sud Groupement]. Africmemoire.com (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Balolae, Marcelin Safari (2013). "Chapitre I: Présentation du territoire de Kalehe et généralités sur le petit commerce" [Chapter I: Overview of the Kalehe Territory and General Information on Small-Scale Trade]. Africmemoire.com (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 Nabudabaga, Mwenyezi (2016). "Chapitre II: Matériels et méthodes" [Chapter II: Materials and Methods] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Chapitre premier: Présentation du groupement Mbinga-Sud" [Chapter One: Presentation of the Mbinga-Sud Groupement]. Africmemoire.com (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 Rutaha, Vedella; Hamuli, Jean-Baptiste (4 May 2022). "Women shaping the agricultural value chain in Kalehe". Wvi.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Strengthening good agricultural practices to boost production - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Feed the Future: Democratic Republic of the Congo Strengthening Value Chains Activity" (PDF). Pasadena, California, United States: Tetra Tech ARD. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Traveler's Guide to the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. Brussels, Belgium: Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. 1956. p. 461.
  11. ↑ Årstryck - Göteborgs etnografiska museum (in Swedish). Gothenburg, Sweden: Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum. 1956. p. 46.
  12. ↑ "Kalehe: nouvelle attaque des présumés FDLR, plusieurs otages amenés dans la forêt" [Kalehe: New attack by suspected FDLR, several hostages taken into the forest]. Radio Okapi (in French). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "La société civile dénonce une nouvelle attaque des FDLR à Kalehe" [Civil society denounces a new attack by the FDLR in Kalehe]. Radio Okapi (in French). 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "RDC: au moins deux morts dans un important séisme dans l'est" [DRC: At least two dead in a major earthquake in the east]. Radio Okapi (in French). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Sud-Kivu: 3 membres d'une famille tués par un militaire" [South Kivu: 3 members of a family killed by a soldier]. Radio Okapi (in French). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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