The Congo Report

1. Ten soldiers convicted in Walikale A military court convicted ten FARDC soldiers for offenses including murder, desertion and loss of weapons. Two received death sentences. The sentences were announced, but appeal status was not established. 2. AFC/M23–government fighting affects Masisi, Kalehe and Walikale FARDC and AFC/M23 forces fought at Kazuba near Malemo in Masisi,…

1. Mambasa monitoring raises the six-day toll to at least 43 civilians Civil-society monitoring attributed 43 civilian deaths, 53 burned houses and additional disappearances or abductions to attacks across 15 localities between August 27 and September 1. The available reports repeat the same APDE and local-source account; the toll and ADF attribution have not been…

1. Government-aligned forces reportedly repel two attacks in Walikale AFC/M23 fighters attacked FARDC and Wazalendo positions at Chanjikiro and Ngambi on Monday. Local sources said government-aligned forces repelled both attacks, but the outcome has not been independently confirmed. 2. Ebola deaths rise to 2,950 as schools reopen unevenly The DRC had recorded 6,100 confirmed cases…

1. Government coalition intensifies attacks around Point Zéro FARDC troops, Wazalendo groups and Burundian forces intensified attacks on AFC/M23 positions around Point Zéro in the Itombwe highlands of South Kivu. Fighting reportedly extended to Malimba and Rubarati, but claims that government-aligned forces retook the two villages remain unconfirmed. 2. ADF-attributed incursion displaces residents in Irumu…

1. Fighting displaces already uprooted families around Masisi and Walikale Combat at Buruso and Biriko forced dozens of families to flee again, this time toward Hombo, Walikale-Centre and Bukavu. Local sources said Ufamandu I and II were almost entirely emptied of residents. 2. Authorities begin identifying Mbororo pastoralists in three northern provinces The Interior Ministry…