Beni

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Beni is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that became internationally known as a major hotspot of conflict and public health crises, including serving as the epicenter of the 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic.

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Beni canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionOf Democratic Republic of the Congo
affectedBy Allied Democratic Forces
surface form: Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

Ebola virus disease outbreaks
Kivu conflict
airportIATAcode BNC
airportICAOcode FZNP
conflictType Kivu conflict
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
governedBy mayor
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
small‑scale commerce
trade
hasHealthPartners Médecins Sans Frontières
UNICEF
World Health Organization
hasInfrastructure Beni Airport
hasIssue humanitarian crisis
internally displaced persons influx
hasRoadConnection Butembo
Kasindi
hasRole territorial capital of Beni Territory
hasSecurityIssues presence of armed groups
recurrent attacks on civilians
hasUNPresence United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: MONUSCO
healthInfrastructure Ebola treatment centers
isolation units
internationalAttention focus of global Ebola response 2018–2020
knownFor 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic

armed conflict
public health crises
languageSpoken French
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
locatedIn North Kivu Province
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
nearBorderWith Uganda
notableEvent major Ebola vaccination campaigns 2018–2020
repeated massacres of civilians since 2014
partOf Beni Territory
publicHealthIssue COVID-19 pandemic
surface form: COVID‑19 pandemic

Ebola virus disease
measles outbreaks
religion Christianity
Islam
riskCategory high‑risk Ebola transmission area
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2
wasEpicenterOf 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic

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