1. Amnesty documents alleged abuses at AFC/M23-controlled mines

Amnesty International documented alleged executions, torture, arbitrary detention, forced labor and forced recruitment at the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu and the Lomera gold mine in South Kivu. It recorded the alleged deaths of 18 miners and said minerals were transported illegally to Rwanda with the involvement of Rwandan authorities. The available reporting did not include responses from AFC/M23 or Rwanda.

2. Ebola reaches a 63rd health zone

Ebola has spread to Dungu in Haut-Uélé near the South Sudan border. The national total reached 7,614 confirmed cases and 3,676 deaths through September 18. Butembo opened an 80-bed treatment center after existing beds reached 98 percent occupancy, while response workers in Beni protested four months of unpaid compensation.

3. Ceasefire monitors begin field missions

The regional ceasefire-verification mechanism conducted missions in Minembwe and Masisi after government forces and AFC/M23 provided access. Its findings have not been released, and fighting continued near Ngululu in Masisi.

4. Mpox spreads to nine health zones in Kasaï

Kasaï has recorded 77 suspected Mpox cases across nine health zones, including 16 confirmed infections and three deaths. Luebo accounted for 13 confirmed cases and all three deaths, while Mushenge recorded the other three confirmed infections.

5. Bukavu fire kills three and destroys hundreds of homes

A fire in Bukavu’s Nyalukemba neighborhood killed at least three people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Preliminary accounts described more than 200 households burned out and another 150 structures destroyed, with two churches and a school also affected.