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MSF says restrictions in FRN-held North Kivu are obstructing care for survivors of sexual violence. Ten bodies have been found near Mangadi amid further attacks attributed to the ADF, while Ebola responders in Ituri face shortages of transport, funding and water.

Eastern DRC

Restrictions obstruct care for survivors of sexual violence

De facto FRN authorities in North Kivu have pressed health facilities to impose barriers to sexual-violence care, according to MSF. The measures include requiring survivors to report to police before treatment, demanding intrusive examinations and limiting eligibility to those who seek care within 72 hours. MSF counted 41 percent fewer people seeking care at some facilities it supports in August than in January. It also says staff erased consultation entries from records and that threats against health workers have deterred some from providing care.

MONUSCO chief visits Goma for planned FRN contacts

MONUSCO chief James Swan began a visit to Goma on Monday and planned contacts with representatives of the Kabila-led FRN on civilian protection, humanitarian access and ceasefire monitoring. The mission previously held such contacts with AFC/M23 leaders, before the alliance was replaced by the FRN.

Ten bodies found near Mangadi as attacks continue in Ituri

Ten bodies were found near Mangadi, in Ituri’s Mambasa territory near the North Kivu border. A local customary chief blamed the ADF, which he said had passed through the area the previous week; the circumstances of the deaths remain unclear. Separately, at least nine civilians were reportedly abducted near Mambasa mining sites, and attacks attributed to the ADF displaced residents in Mambasa and neighboring Lubero territory.

Fighting disrupts farming in Rutshuru; FRN claims to repel Fizi attack

Clashes near Tongo in North Kivu’s Rutshuru territory interrupted farming on Monday. On a separate South Kivu front, the FRN claimed it repelled a FARDC offensive around Kuwamabuye during the night of Sunday to Monday.

Health and Humanitarian Affairs

Ebola response faces transport and water shortages in Ituri

Mambasa’s health-zone chief says operating funds have been unpaid for three months. Ebola teams also lack trained staff and fuel, with one vehicle and one hearse available for safe-burial work. At Bunia’s ISP displacement site, residents lack adequate water and handwashing facilities.

Suspected cholera cases rise sharply in Itebero

Itebero health zone in North Kivu’s Walikale territory recorded 273 suspected cholera cases and 17 deaths in the latest reported week, up from 167 suspected cases and 12 deaths the week before. Since the start of 2026, health officials have counted 989 suspected cases and 61 deaths across 14 of the zone’s 28 health areas.

Storm destroys more than 2,000 homes in Walungu

Heavy rain and hail destroyed more than 2,000 homes and damaged fields in Izege, in South Kivu’s Walungu territory, during the night of October 28–29. A local official estimated that the loss of crops put about 53,000 residents at risk of food shortages. War-displaced families living in the area were also affected.

Security and Mining

Police detain more than 500 in Haut-Katanga operations

Police detained more than 500 people during operations centered on the Kambove Mining concession and conducted raids in Likasi and Lubumbashi over the weekend. Officers seized about 30 firearms in Lubumbashi. The provincial police chief said some people operating at Kambove Mining had falsely presented themselves as state agents.

More than 500 machines seized at Menda mining site

A commission sent by the presidency seized more than 500 excavators, trucks and other machines at Menda, about 40 kilometers from Kolwezi on an ERG-owned Boss Mining concession. The commission said the equipment was used in unauthorized mining. The seizure followed the detention of more than 60 foreign nationals at the site.

Mutanda books no cobalt output as copper production rises

Glencore recorded no cobalt output at Mutanda in the first nine months of 2026, compared with 8,800 tonnes a year earlier. Copper production at the mine rose 44 percent to 51,700 tonnes. Glencore says the DRC’s cobalt export quotas have led it to retain more cobalt-bearing material in solution instead of processing it into saleable hydroxide.

Environment and Agriculture

WWF signs $15 million forest-and-farming project

The government, the Central African Forest Initiative and WWF signed the project document for a $15 million phase of PROBAK. The planned work in Équateur and Maï-Ndombe covers sustainable farming, reforestation and community forest management in areas that supply Kinshasa with food and wood fuel. The project targets more than 150,000 hectares and nearly 183,000 people, with some payments tied to verified results.