Bafwabaka is a place in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bafwabaka is situated in Tshopo Province. There is/was a catholic convent. In the 1964 civil war, all the 46 nuns were kidnapped by Simba rebels and taken to Wamba, and later to Isiro where some of them were killed, amongst others Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta.[1]

Bafwabaka
Bafwabaka is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bafwabaka
Bafwabaka
Coordinates: 0°34′04″N 27°22′00″E / 0.567847°N 27.3666°E / 0.567847; 27.3666
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceTshopo

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  1. ^ "Anuarite Nengapeta Marie-Clémentine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Catholic". www.dacb.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02.