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'''Bitima''' is a village situated in [[Haut-Uele]] Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
== History ==
[[Lord's Resistance Army|LRA]] attacked Bitima in September 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Human Rights Watch |first1=Human Rights Watch |title=LRA Attacks in Haut Uele District, Northern Congo, September 2008 – September 2010 |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/11/11/lra-attacks-haut-uele-district-northern-congo-september-2008-september-2010 |website=hrw.org |publisher=Human Rights Watch |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> Due to the presence of LRA, the locals fled [[Nabiapai]], Gangura, [[Yambio]], and Makpandu in South Sudan in September and October 2008.{{sfn|Solidarités International|UNICEF|2010|p=5}} LRA stormed Bitima on 25 December 2008 as part of [[2008 Christmas massacres]], killing 13 people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Global Terrorism Database |first1=Global Terrorism Database |title=INCIDENT SUMMARY:200812250005 |url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=200812250005 |website=start.umd.edu |publisher=University of Maryland |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> The locals who sought refuge in South Sudan returned to the village in April and May 2009 due to the presence of [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|FARDC]].{{sfn|Solidarités International|UNICEF|2010|p=5}}
== Economy ==
The villagers heavily rely on the agricultural sector by harvesting rice, peanuts, corn, cassava, vegetables, and sweet potatoes.{{sfn|Solidarités International|UNICEF|2010|pp=14-15}}
== Education ==
There is a primary school in Bitima. LRA burned the school on an unknown date.<ref>{{cite report|author=OXFAM|date=2009|title=RD Congo: Rapport de mission à Bitima, 3 novembre 2009|url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/292ed70e-4ca1-3502-900a-b865d1dde85e/6BE144599A512AB58525768C007EA9F4-Rapport_complet.pdf|p=3|access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
== Healthcare ==
Bitima has a health center. In August 2010, the health center was closed.{{sfn|Solidarités International|UNICEF|2010|p=13}}
== Infrastructure ==
There is a border post in Bitima manned by FARDC soldiers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ACP |first1=ACP |title=Plaidoyer pour le renforcement des agents de l’ordre au poste frontalier de Bitima |url=https://acp.cd/province/plaidoyer-pour-le-renforcement-des-agents-de-lordre-au-poste-frontalier-de-bitima/ |website=acp.cd |publisher=Agence Congolaise de Presse |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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== Bibliography ==
*{{cite report|author1=Solidarités International|author2=UNICEF|date=2010|title=RD Congo: RRMP HUBU - DIAGNOSTIC MULTISECTORIEL « MSA LIGHT », BITIMA, 26-28 AOÛT 2010|url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/d7f12201-60a3-3e7d-864c-e18acb97e2b8/54A611436EDE8EC8852577A100768DA9-Rapport_complet.pdf}}
[[Category:Populated places in Haut-Uélé]]