Kamanyola is one of the groupements (groupings) within the Ngweshe Chiefdom of the Walungu Territory. It is located in the Ruzizi Plain in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sharing a border with Rwanda and Burundi. Kamanyola stands at a height of 901 meters and is closely situated to the suburb of Mwaro and the village of Mubombo.
A farmer harvesting food crops in Kamanyola in the Ruzizi Plain
Kamanyola high plateau in the Ruzizi Plain, April 2023
The Deputy head of MONUSCO, David Gressly, visited Kamanyola to inquire about the situation and express compassion, September 2017
The Ngweshe Chiefdom is a chiefdom located in Walungu Territory, within the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It shares borders with Kabare Territory to the north, Rwanda and Burundi to the northeast, Mwenga Territory and Shabunda Territory to the south, and Kaziba Chiefdom to the east. According to the territory's 2018 annual report, the chiefdom has an estimated population of 672,436.
The landscape view of Ngweshe Chiefdom
Kamanyola high plateau situated in the Ruzizi Plain within the Ngweshe Chiefdom, April 2023
A farmer in Kamanyola
Rape victims who have been successfully reintegrated into their communities assemble in a "peace hut" near Walungu Territory
