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Security - 26 November 2025
DRC Government and AFC/M23 Trade Accusations Over Ceasefire Violations
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the AFC/M23 alliance are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire in several areas of North Kivu and South Kivu, escalating tensions in the…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 26 November 2025
Looting in Mwenga: Civil Society Denounces Abuses in Kasika, Mwenga-Centre, and Kamituga
Mwenga, South Kivu - Civil society groups are denouncing looting committed by soldiers, mainly deserters from the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and fighters from the Wazalendo movement, in the…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
North Kivu: 29 Killed in ADF Attack on Byambwe
Byambwe, Lubero Territory - November 17, 2025. The death toll from the deadly assault carried out by ADF rebels between Friday night, November 14, and Saturday morning, November 15, has risen to 29 victims, including 11…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
AFC/M23 Commits to Dismantling Armed Groups in the DRC
Kinshasa, DRC - 20 November 2025 - The AFC/M23 coalition, currently operating in eastern DRC, has announced its commitment to participating in the dismantling of armed groups across the country.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
Walungu: 112 Civilians Killed in Eight Months Amid Clashes Between M23 and Wazalendo
Walungu, November 22, 2025 - A coalition of human rights organizations in Walungu, South Kivu, released a deeply alarming report detailing at least 112 civilian deaths recorded between March and November 2025 during…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
Rwanda Welcomes Over 500 Returnees from the DRC
Rubavu, Rwanda - 20 November 2025 - Rwanda has welcomed 511 Rwandans from 153 families who had been held hostage by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
Rubavu Leaders Urge Residents to Mobilize Men in DRC Forests to Return to Rwanda
Rubavu, Rwanda - Leaders from various sectors in Rubavu District have called on local residents to actively support efforts to bring back Rwandan men who remain in the forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
North Kivu: Five Congolese Soldiers Repatriated After UPDF Intervention
Kasindi-Lubiriha, November 17, 2025. Five Congolese soldiers who had fled the AFC/M23 occupation of Goma were officially handed over to the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) by the Ugandan army (UPDF) on Monday.
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
Ituri: FARDC Discovers Major CRP Arms Caches, Seizing Over 100 Rifles
Djugu Territory, November 18, 2025. The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) have seized 108 AK-47 rifles, 4 PKM machine guns, and large quantities of ammunition and military equipment in multiple villages across Ituri’s…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 25 November 2025
South Kivu: Bukavu-Miti-Hombo Road Blocked After Clashes Between M23 and Wazalendo
Kabare Territory, November 17, 2025. Traffic on the Bukavu-Miti-Hombo road was completely paralyzed on Monday after violent clashes erupted between AFC/M23 rebels and Wazalendo fighters in South Kivu’s Kabare territory.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Security - 23 November 2025
Armed Threats Target Village in Béleko: Christians Asked to Convert or Pay Ransom
Béleko, Mali - November 20, 2025 ; According to a letter from the prefect of Béleko, armed men threatened the chief of the village of Guéguéna-Flala, demanding that the entire community-predominantly Christian-either…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 23 November 2025
Ibrahim Dembélé, a teacher at the Saadou Ziwaza madrasa, was assassinated on Thursday evening
Ibrahim Dembélé, a teacher at the Saadou Ziwaza madrasa, was assassinated on Thursday evening around 6:45 p.m. by unidentified armed assailants near his school in the Dougoukoro neighborhood of Timbuktu.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read