copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-08-05): Semuliki River forms the boundary between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Central and East Africa, due to presence of the tropical rainforest and the Congo basins. However, there is concern on the part of Uganda about the shifting border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of soil erosion. The river has shifted almost one kilometer into Uganda due to the continuous flooding and soil erosion in the area because it is a basin. Semuliki River originates from Lake Edward found in Kasese District in Western Uganda and it begins near Ishango in DRC, at the northern end of Lake Edward. Soon after the river enters Virunga National Park in DRC, through which it flows over much of its upper course. [...] Semuliki River stretches for 230km along the Rwenzori mountain ranges and the border between Uganda and DRC from Lake Edward to Lake Albert. The altitudinal range in the catchment is from 600m above sea level in Semuliki flats to 5,110m at the peak of the Rwenzori. This wide range allows for a high level of species diversity and endemism.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-05): Semliki (or Semuliki) is most popular for its Central African character, its outstanding birdlife and the famous Sempaya Hot Springs. [...] The Semliki Valley lies in the Albertine Rift Valley, north-west of the Rwenzori Mountains. The Semliki River carries rainwater from the Rwenzoris to Lake Albert and the River Nile and forms a natural border with the Congo. This park is sometimes referred to as Bwamba Forest. [...] "Semuliki National Park is contiguous with the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga National Park. Much of the park is covered by forest. Although about 30% of the original forest cover was cleared during the 1970s and early 1980s, the encroachers were evicted and the forest is now slowly regenerating. Semliki’s conservation issues remain numerous: conflict over land-use, agricultural encroachment, poaching and illegal removal of forest products are compounded by high population density."
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-27): Also referred to as Semuliki, River Semliki is the main River on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is about 140 kilometers (87 miles) long. With its source in Lake Edward (in Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Uganda-DRC border) and mouth in Lake Albert, River Semliki flows northwards within the Albertine Rift, west of the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains. Along the lower banks of this River, it forms part of the International border between Bundibugyo District in western Uganda, near Semliki Forest National Park and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This river powers its waters into Lake Albert, west of the border in Orientale Province of Congo. [...] River Semliki starts its flow from near Ishango in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the northern side of Lake Edward before entering the Virunga National Park, where it flows over the largest part of its upper course. Much as the river flows from Lake Edward to Albert, it is joined by several small rivers originating from the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains. After leaving Virunga, River Semliki flows underneath another road connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo settlement of Oicha, through several settlements within the Semliki Valley, lying west of the Uganda-DRC border as well as Bundibugyo district (in Uganda) and along the western border of Semliki Forest National Park in Uganda. After leaving Semliki National Park, it nears the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve before flowing west of the International border and also entering the southern end of Lake Albert at the spot southeast of Bunia (in DRC).
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1998-07-20): Semliki River, waterway connecting Lakes Edward and Albert, in the Western Rift Valley. It issues from the northwestern end of Lake Edward in Congo (Kinshasa) and meanders for 143 miles (230 km) north-northeast along the western foot of the Ruwenzori Range to Lake Albert, the latter part of its course forming part of the border between Congo and Uganda. The Semliki has built up a considerable alluvial plain, part of which is included in the Virunga National Park. Wildlife, including elephants, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and various kinds of antelope, is abundant. The river’s delta is choked with ambatch (a fast-growing thorny tree) and papyrus; it is steadily encroaching on Lake Albert.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2013-01-16): Semliki River is a major river, 140 kilometres (87 mi) long,[3] in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda in Central and East Africa. It flows north from Lake Edward in Beni Territory, Nord-Kivu, D.R.C avoiding the Rwenzori Mountains on its Right (East), emptying into Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift, Irumu Territory, Ituri Province, D.R.C overlooking the Blue Mountains to its left in the west. Its mouth is near the Village of Katolingo in Kanara subcounty, Ntoroko district, Uganda.[4] Along its lower reaches, it meanders extensively forming part of the international border between the DRC and the western Ugandan districts of Bundibugyo and Ntoroko, near the Semuliki National Park.[4] [...] The Semliki begins near Ishango, DRC, at the northern end of Lake Edward and soon enters Virunga National Park, through which it flows over much of its upper course. The A-109 road between Mpondwe, Uganda, and Beni, DRC, is on the right, sometimes nearby and sometimes at a distance, as the river meanders through the park. Slightly southeast of Beni, the river passes under the A-109 road and continues north. At this point, the stream is west of Mount Baker (Kiyanja) in Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda.[4]
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-05-09): Semuliki National Park lies on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), contiguous with the northernmost corner of Virunga National Park. Semuliki protects the easternmost extension of the mighty Ituri Forest, which stretches more than 500km to the Congo River and represents the only true tract of lowland tropical forest in East Africa. The landscape is dominated by Ugandan ironwood trees (Cynometra alexandri), interspersed with lush palm fronds and verdant ferns. Juxtaposed against this backdrop of green, a kaleidoscope of over 350 butterfly species of every size and hue flutter between shafts of light, and the forest is alive with a cacophony of birdsong. The dark woods are broken by startling open patches of papyrus swamps, the dramatic scenery of the Sempaya Hot Springs, and views of the glacier-tipped Rwenzori Mountains. In contrast to the perpetual twilight of the national park, Semliki Wilderness Reserve (formerly Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve) is a breath of light and air. But for small patches of forest, most of the reserve is a mosaic of dry savannah grassland, riparian woodland and Borassus palms. Herds of elephant, buffalo and antelopes gather on the plains beneath the looming peaks of the Blue Mountains in neighbouring DRC to the west and the dramatic slopes of the Rift Valley escarpment to the east.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-12-17): List of rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo This is a list of rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. [...] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2010-07-14): Semuliki River Catchment and Water Resources Management [...] The Semuliki River and its catchment area is shared between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The catchment includes a network of protected areas in the central Albertine Rift Montane Ecoregion and covers large areas of ungazzeted forest landscape. [...] The Semuliki project will provide additional resources to the governments of Uganda and Congo to implement innovative catchment and water resources management resources in the Semuliki catchment.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-06): The Democratic Republic of the Congo is named after the Congo River, which flows through the country. The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the world's third-largest river by discharge. The Comité d'études du haut Congo ("Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"), established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, and the International Association of the Congo, established by him in 1879, were also named after the river.[18] [...] The geographical area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 90,000 years ago, as shown by the 1988 discovery of the Semliki harpoon at Katanda, one of the oldest barbed harpoons ever found, believed to have been used to catch giant river catfish.[33][34]
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-06-15): Virunga National Park is located along the Eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo, within the Nile River watershed. The landscape is highly diverse within the park, from lowlands to mountain ranges. The northern portion of the park includes the Semliki River basin. The basins and lowland areas include both wetlands and river valleys, forming the lowest elevation in the park at only 680 m above sea level. The Semliki is one of the largest major rivers in the area at 140 km long and flows from Lake Edward to Lake Albert through the DRC and Uganda. Lake Albert is situated against the Albertine Rift, another prominent geographical feature of this portion of the park. The rift makes up the western branch of the larger East African Rift, a tectonic border that runs through a number of Eastern African countries and is responsible for several mountain ranges in the area. Within the Virunga National Park, these mountain ranges include the western edge of the Rwenzori Mountains (the bulk of which lie in Uganda as part of the Rwenzori National Park), and the highest peak in Virunga, Mount Stanley, which has an altitude of 5,109 m. This rift area and mountain range are full of lush montane forests, common in this region of the DRC and surrounding countries.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-09-24): etymology: founded as a trading post in 1881 and named Leopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of the Belgians, who controlled the Congo Free State, the vast central African territory that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960; in 1966, Leopoldville was renamed Kinshasa, after a village of that name that once stood near the site note: the DRC has two time zones [...] Disputes - international heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers; members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto; DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): This park, sometimes referred to as Bwamba forest, lies in the Albertine Rift Valley, north-west of the Rwenzori mountains, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Lamia and Semliki rivers bound the park to the west and north, and the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo road forms part of its boundary to the south. The Park is contiguous with the DRC’s Virunga National Park (IBA CD010) and with the small North Rwenzori Forest Reserve in Uganda. Much of its flat to gently undulating landscape is poorly drained and floods during rainy seasons. Much of the park (c.19,500 ha) is covered by forest, which is classified as moist semi-deciduous and which is dominated over large areas by a single tree species, Cynometra alexandrii. Swamp-forest communities occupy about 7% of the area, dominated by Mitragyna, oil-palm Elaeis and Ficus. The breakdown of law and order in the 1970s and early 1980s resulted in about 30% of the original forest cover being cleared for agriculture and settlement. However, the encroachers were evicted in 1988 and 1990, and the forest is now slowly regenerating.The Semliki forest is cut off from the rest of East Africa by the natural barrier of the Rwenzori massif.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-10-19): Wetlands International is contributing towards addressing these challenges by implementing " Wetlands Across Borders" project that involves: undertaking landscape analyses, participatory wetlands assessments and development of transboundary wetland management plans that simultaneously incentivize stakeholders to conserve the wetlands by promoting sustainable livelihoods. The scope of the project covers the following three transboundary wetlands: Sango Bay – Minziro, Semliki Delta and Sio-Siteko. [...] Semliki Delta , also referred to as Semuliki or Semiliki, is a wetland landscape located on the southern shore of Lake Albert and encompasses the delta-shaped river mouth of River Semliki, crossing into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. It lies between latitude 1.31 – 0.98 ° N and longitude 30.21 – 30.53 ° E and covers approximately 830 square Kilometers. Administratively, the Wetland lies across the boundary of the Ituri Province, Irumu Territory in DRC and the Western Region covering 234 square kilometers and in Ntoroko and Bundibugyo Districts of Uganda covering 596 square kilometers . The 140 Km long River Semliki forms the international border between DRC and Uganda.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-03-01): Conservationists Scour Remote Forests of Democratic Republic of Congo Looking for Semliki and Kisangani Red Colobus Missing posters for the Kisangani and Semliki Red Colobus monkeys would have few details to help detectives guide their sleuthing. Their last known locations? The dense forests of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Descriptions? Large monkeys with varying shades of red, gray, white and black fur. Known aliases? Semliki also goes by Eastern Red Colobus. Kisangani also goes by Lang’s Red Colobus. Last confirmed sightings? About 40 years ago for the Kisangani, though hunters may have killed two of the monkeys in 2012. The Semliki was lost almost as soon as it was discovered. It was first described in 1991 and has not been seen in 29 years. [...] A Tale of Two Searches: Semliki
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-08-14): Technocrats from the two countries are quietly working to head off a dispute as River Semliki, which defines part of their common frontier, rapidly changes course. [...] Randomly ceding huge chunks of territory in a wild give and take, the Semliki River has changed course so much over the past half-century that it has transferred as much as 50 square kilometres of Congolese territory to Uganda. [...] Seen as a permanent feature back then, the Semliki, which flows through Semliki National Park in Uganda before draining into Lake Albert, was used to define part of the border between Belgian Congo and Uganda in the late 19th century.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-03-05): Uganda is the DRC’s eastern neighbor. The two countries share a land border that stretches 545 miles in length. The Ruwenzori Mountains, a mountain range with Sub-Saharan Africa’s third-highest peak, is situated on the border. The international border starts at the tri-point connecting South Sudan, the DRC, and Uganda, and moves southwards to the Rwanda-DRC-Uganda tri-point, marked by the 11,959-foot high Mount Sabyinyo. The Semliki River is an 87-mile long river that forms part of the Uganda-DRC border.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1998-07-20): On the way, the Ruwenzori Range was revealed to explorers for the first time (identified as Ptolemy’s Mountains of the Moon), and the Semliki River was shown to link Lakes Edward and Albert; thus were cleared up the few doubtful geographic points regarding the Nile sources. In Darkest Africa (1890) is Stanley’s own account of his last adventure on the African continent. He received a Special Gold Medal from the RGS.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Bantu, Sudanic, and other migrants from West and Northeastern Africa arrived in the Congo River Basin between 2000 B.C. and A.D. 500. The territory that is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely diverse, with more than 200 ethnic groups that trace their histories to many communal organizations and kingdoms. The Kingdom of Kongo, for example, ruled the area around the mouth of the Congo River from the 14th to 19th centuries. Meanwhile, to the south and east, the Kingdoms of Luba and Lunda, respectively, were also notable political groupings in the territory and ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century. These kingdoms were invaded and splintered by European prospectors in the Congo Basin in the late 1800’s, sponsored by King LEOPOLD II of Belgium, and eventually were forced to grant Leopold the rights to the Congo territory to make it his private property. During this period, known as the Congo Free State, the king's private colonial military forced the local population to produce rubber. From 1885 to 1908, millions of Congolese people died as a result of disease, inhumane treatment, and exploitation. [...] Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-Uganda: Uganda rejects the DRC claim to Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori mountains and considers it a boundary divide; there is tension and violence on Lake Albert over prospective oil reserves at the mouth of the Semliki River; the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC) operates on both sides of the border
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-01-17): Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)-Republic of the Congo: the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)-Uganda: Uganda rejects the DRC claim to Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori mountains and considers it a boundary divide; there is tension and violence on Lake Albert over prospective oil reserves at the mouth of the Semliki River Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)-Zambia: boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-04-27): Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say armed men have crossed into the country from Uganda and set up bases in Beni territory. A local community leader told VOA they may be Congolese rebels, part of the same movement reported to have crossed the Rwandan border into the DRC last week. An official in Beni territory told VOA he could confirm a report by civil society groups in Beni there has been an incursion of armed men from Uganda entering the territory since last week. [...] Another smaller group of armed men has also crossed the Ruwenzori from Uganda via Kalindera, and then headed for the Semliki valley to the south, near the confluence of the Nzelube and Semliki rivers, according to Kataliko.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-05-28): - Kinshasa is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is on the Congo River. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighboring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River, making them the two closest capital cities on Earth after Rome and the Vatican City. [...] - The Democratic Republic of the Congo is named for the Congo River, which flows through the entire country. The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa after Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water (after the Amazon), and the world’s deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m (720 ft). - The area now known as the DRC was populated as early as 90,000 years ago, as shown by the 1988 discovery of the Semliki harpoon at Katanda, one of the oldest barbed harpoons ever found, believed to have been used to catch giant river catfish.
Claim: Semliki River is a territory of Democratic Republic of Congo (Semliki River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-04-30): DRC special forces reached the ADF camp at Baruku between the Bango and Semliki rivers on April 22 and captured it after heavy fighting, according to the army.
Claim: Sindabezi Island is a territory of Zimbabwe (Sindabezi Island, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-01-01): Sindabezi Island is unique – the discerning traveler’s best kept secret. An idyllic, exclusive camp on its very own private isle on the Zambezi River, it is a luxury bush camp from where Victoria Falls can comfortably be explored. Experience the large number of activities in the area during the day and return to a tranquil haven, a thousand light years away from the bustle at night. Sindabezi Island is currently one of the top 10 eco lodges in Africa according to Fodor’s. [...] Sindabezi has only five open-sided thatched cottages, allowing guests to soak up the sights and sounds of the African bush in the perfect, pristine setting. Views across the flood plains of the Zambezi and into the nearby National Park complete the experience. Take in the riverside vistas from any one of five thatched chalets, built on stilts above the Zambezi River. Open sides allow instant connection with nature, and hurricane lamps provide a soft glow to your scenic dining occasions. Sindabezi Island is located on a secluded paradise island that is near the Victoria Falls and is surrounded by the Zambezi National Park. The area allows for exquisite views of surrounding wildlife and the magnificent Zambezi River. During a short boat ride or a guided canoe trip down the Zambezi, guests are exposed to game viewing opportunities, as they pass the shores of Zimbabwe where many animals wander from the Zambezi National Park to drink water at the river's edge.