Manono had a grim reputation as being the northern corner of Le Triangle de la Mort. The other two towns that form the “Triangle of Death” are Mitwaba and Pweto, so called because the Mai-Mai militias operating in the region were known to utilize particularly harsh methods to force the local population to dig for coltan and gold. Reports from the area describe torture, murder, and chopping off hands and feet—techniques passed down the generations from Leopold’s terror squads.
