Dibaya

Dibaya is a small town in Kasai-Central province of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 5,213.[1] Dibaya has an airport with regular flights to Kinshasa, Kikwit and Angola.

Dibaya
Commune
Dibaya
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 6°30′S 22°56′E
Country DR Congo
ProvinceKasai-Central
TerritoryDibaya
Population
 (2009)
  Total5,213
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

As a result of the Kasaï-Central clashes, between February 9, 2017 and February 13, 2017, 101 Kamwina Nsapu militia members were killed by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Dibaya.[2]

References

  1. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  2. Westerhoff, Léa-Lisa (February 14, 2017). "RDC: affrontements au Kasaï-Central, Kamuina Nsapu au centre des tensions". Radio France International. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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