Rumangabo

Rumangabo is a military base of the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo located north of Goma in Nord Kivu province. It is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the headquarters of Virunga National Park.

During Mobutu Sese Seko's presidency, the strategic base of Rumangabo was occupied by the 411th Chinese-trained commandos of the 41st Bde Cdo. The Rumangabo-based unit was among the Zairian troops that, in 1984, went to defend the Aouzou Strip in Chad against Ghadaffi's troops. During the First Congo War, Rumangabo was among the harder strongholds that Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo rebels, commanded by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and supported by Rwanda, needed to capture prior to advancing eastwards through the country.