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President Tshisekedi was <a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/21/felix-tshisekedi-sends-his-prime-minister-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly,110880394-bre" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">initially scheduled to attend</span></a> but instead sent the Prime Minister, for undisclosed reasons. The DRC Minister of Mines, Louis Watum, was <a href="https://x.com/TazamaRDC_Infos/status/2103231275653804147" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">among the delegation</span></a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Suminwa’s <a href="https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/democratic-republic-congo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">address</span></a> (<a href="https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/81/cd_fr.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">full text in French</span></a>) to the General Assembly (GA) covered the DRC support for UN and G20 reform; the conflict and the non-implementation of UNSC resolution 2773; and the the ambition to transform the DRC’s critical minerals exploitation model: “We no longer want to be the mere supply for the world economy; we aim to become a factory, a laboratory and a sovereign partner”, said Suminwa, citing the Lobito corridor as a catalyst for industrialization in the region.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Prime Minister Suminwa also met with Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker. Though no official communication about the meeting was made,&nbsp; Minister of Mines Louis Watum said it had been an occasion to <a href="https://x.com/TazamaRDC_Infos/status/2103231275653804147" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">review the progress of the U.S.-DRC partnership</span></a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">On the sidelines of the GA, Suminwa met with <a href="https://www.opinion-info.cd/diplomatie/2026/09/26/new-york-judith-suminwa-mobilise-des-financements-pour-plusieurs-projets" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">economic partners</span></a> such as the World Bank and Standard Bank to secure funding for Congolese projects. With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s <a href="https://www.uschamber.com/international/africa-is-rewriting-its-own-story-and-american-business-is-listening" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">U.S.-Africa Business Center</span></a>, Suminwa also held a roundtable convening business leaders, investors and government stakeholders on the DRC’s economic priorities. followed by the signature of an agreement between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency with Buenassa Resources to support a pre-feasibility study for the development of a proposed copper and cobalt refinery in Lualaba province.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">U.S. <a href="https://x.com/CDCgov/status/2104655118872486245" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Center for Disease Control and Prevention leadership</span></a> also met with PM Suminwa to discuss continued Ebola response support.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em>Security Council meeting on DRC</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Following James Swan and Ms. Nene Bintu’s briefings, the representative for Rwanda, Ambassador Martin Karoli Ngoga, made <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/29/conseil-de-securite-kigali-exprime-ses-preoccupations-sur-le-retour-du-general-major" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">remarks</span></a> about the reappointment of General-Major Sylvain Ekenge as FARDC spokesperson. Ekenge had been removed from his position in December 2025 after he made anti-Tutsi comments on national radio, warning Congolese men against marrying Tutsi women (see <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/gGiPN5OS83KRMMP2d14sj3R0lva2aQxP_nvAux8lbCeIEyMN34_YGlYPkekR53l_500A5Jq-QAzzXFgvjvLg6rxD4GtJRoBU" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #17</span></a>).</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">DRC’s Ambassador, <a href="https://media.un.org/avlibrary/en/asset/d363/d3637456" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Zénon Mukongo Ngay</span></a> flagged reports of <a href="https://x.com/StanysBujakera/status/2104994237762953290" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">settlements of Rwandans in DRC localities</span></a> emptied by fighting and attacks, warning of an attempt at demographic replacement. The representative also asked for the <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/30/la-rdc-reitere-sa-demande-de-suspension-de-toute-nouvelle-participation-des-casques" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">suspension of Rwandan contingents from UN peace operations</span></a> until the complete withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DRC and cessation of support to M23.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Following the open briefing, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyTdFqyHYg" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Security Council met for closed consultation</span></a>. In a media stakeout following the briefing and consultation, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN read a statement from the signatories of the Climate Peace and Security Joint Pledges on actions needed to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw4sJwfDheo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">address the links between climate change, peace and security in the DRC</span></a>.&nbsp;</p></li></ul>
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On 20 September, CRP attacked a mining site in <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/21/actualite/securite/ituri-les-fardc-lancent-une-operation-contre-la-crp-apres-lattaque-dun" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Nyampala</span></a>, during which they abducted 25 people, including 6 Chinese civilians and 4 FARDC. On <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/28/actualite/securite/au-moins-16-miliciens-tues-dans-des-affrontements-entre-la-crp-et-la" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">27 September</span></a>, CRP clashed against both FARDC and CODECO in Nyampala, leading to 16 combatant fatalities. The situation has now devolved into dangerous 4-way fighting between CODECO, CRP, MONUSCO and FARDC, with civilians caught in the crossfire, sometimes <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">intentionally targeted as retaliation</span></a>. Nearly 3,100 civilians have <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">sought refuge</span></a> in a MONUSCO base in Rhoo.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The Kigonze IDP site in Bunia, which hosts nearly 19,000 people, has been the site of <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/24/actualite/societe/un-incendie-ravage-des-abris-au-site-de-deplaces-de-kigonze-bunia" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">FARDC intervention</span></a> since 20 September, as the military said it was looking for armed group members. Gunfire was reported in and out the site and civil society said they suspected FARDC of having set fire to the camp, forcing many families to flee. Damien Mama, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, expressed concerns that the situation at Kigonze was further complicating the <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260928-ebola-en-rdc-en-ituri-la-dispersion-de-milliers-de-d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9s-inqui%C3%A8te-l-onu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Ebola response</span></a> in the area.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em>North Kivu</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">As per ACLED data, fighting between M23 and the government-aligned coalition in North Kivu, specifically in <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/26/masisi-lafcm23-reprend-remeka-et-attaque-les-positions-des-fardc-kaleta-et-miko" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Masisi</span></a> and <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/walikale-plusieurs-positions-autour-de-mindjendje-recuperees-par-larmee-apres-des" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Walikale</span></a> territories, has reached levels not seen since February. Locations are changing hands sometimes every day, with neither side managing to gain a significant advantage.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Internal tensions within M23, which are crystallizing around military leader Sultani Makenga, are <a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/23/m23-rocked-by-internal-power-struggle,110881934-eve" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">quietly growing</span></a>. Political adviser Théo Binamungu has reportedly been <a href="https://election-net.com/article/goma-la-r-bellion-du-m23-afc-secou-e-th-o-binamungu-aux-arr-ts" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">detained in Goma</span></a> since late August for allegedly plotting to replace Makenga with Baudouin Ngaruye.</p></li></ul>
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The mission coincided with a sharp increase in fighting in Masisi (see Armed conflict section below).</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">President Trump’s Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, speaking with <a href="https://x.com/mperelman/status/2103852290532880476" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">France24</span></a> about the Washington Accords, said that until the Doha-facilitated process between M23 and Kinshasa is complete, “we won’t be able to see solid progress on the ground”.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The African Union’s Panel of Facilitator—made up of five African former Heads of State (see <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/BMXOFOCajPS1POVPvLS4WLwNCnR-pBrC--iL9V27fYUQ2P9sujVPY_AsrQTaRsYasq_aLdQ1dUpG_Dl3s5lrSYeg-ILJyxSR" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #18</span></a>)—is scheduling a <a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/30/african-union-mediators-plan-a-regional-tour-with-stops-in-kinshasa-kigali-and-goma,110887180-bre" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">regional tour</span></a> with plans to visit Kinshasa, Kigali and Goma by mid-October. Though the effects of both the Washington and Doha tracks remain limited on the ground, the American and Qatari processes have at least succeeded in bringing actors together, shown progress, and led to some tangible outcomes. Since Lourenço’s handover of the AU mediation to Togo’s Faure Gnassingbe, it’s unclear what the initiative has achieved or is hoping to do in the coming months.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">DRC’s Minister of Regional Integration, Floribert Anzuluni, <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/01/rdc-kinshasa-mobilise-faure-gnassingbe-joao-lourenco-et-denis-sassou-nguesso-autour-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">met with the leaders</span></a> of Togo, Angola and Congo on 29 September in Lomé to discuss DRC progress on voluntary surrender of FDLR members.&nbsp; </p></li></ul>
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Le président Tshisekedi<a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/21/felix-tshisekedi-sends-his-prime-minister-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly,110880394-bre" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">devait initialement y participer</span></a>, mais a envoyé la Première ministre à sa place, pour des raisons non communiquées. Le ministre congolais des Mines, Louis Watum, figurait<a href="https://x.com/TazamaRDC_Infos/status/2103231275653804147" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">parmi la délégation</span></a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">L'<a href="https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/democratic-republic-congo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">allocution</span></a> (<a href="https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/81/cd_fr.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">texte intégral en français</span></a>) de Mme Suminwa devant l'Assemblée générale (AG) a porté sur le soutien de la RDC à la réforme de l'ONU et du G20 ; le conflit et la non-application de la résolution 2773 du Conseil de sécurité ; ainsi que l'ambition de transformer le modèle d'exploitation des minerais critiques de la RDC : « Nous ne voulons plus être le simple fournisseur de l'économie mondiale ; nous aspirons à devenir une usine, un laboratoire et un partenaire souverain », a déclaré Mme Suminwa, citant le corridor de Lobito comme catalyseur de l'industrialisation dans la région.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">La Première ministre Suminwa a également rencontré la Sous-secrétaire d'État aux Affaires politiques, Allison Hooker. Bien qu'aucune communication officielle n'ait été faite sur cette rencontre, le ministre des Mines Louis Watum a indiqué qu'elle avait été l'occasion de<a href="https://x.com/TazamaRDC_Infos/status/2103231275653804147" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">faire le point sur l'avancement du partenariat entre les États-Unis et la RDC</span></a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">En marge de l'AG, Mme Suminwa a rencontré des<a href="https://www.opinion-info.cd/diplomatie/2026/09/26/new-york-judith-suminwa-mobilise-des-financements-pour-plusieurs-projets" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">partenaires économiques</span></a> tels que la Banque mondiale et Standard Bank afin d'obtenir des financements pour des projets congolais. Avec le<a href="https://www.uschamber.com/international/africa-is-rewriting-its-own-story-and-american-business-is-listening" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">U.S.-Africa Business Center</span></a> de la Chambre de commerce des États-Unis, Mme Suminwa a également tenu une table ronde réunissant des chefs d'entreprise, des investisseurs et des acteurs gouvernementaux sur les priorités économiques de la RDC, suivie de la signature d'un accord entre l'Agence américaine pour le commerce et le développement (USTDA) et Buenassa Resources pour soutenir une étude de préfaisabilité en vue de la construction d'une raffinerie de cuivre et de cobalt dans la province du Lualaba.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">La direction des<a href="https://x.com/CDCgov/status/2104655118872486245" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) américains</span></a> a également rencontré la Première ministre Suminwa pour discuter de la poursuite du soutien à la riposte contre Ebola.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em>Réunion du Conseil de sécurité sur la RDC</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Après les exposés de James Swan et de Mme Nene Bintu, le représentant du Rwanda, l'ambassadeur Martin Karoli Ngoga, a fait des<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/29/conseil-de-securite-kigali-exprime-ses-preoccupations-sur-le-retour-du-general-major" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">remarques</span></a> sur la reconduction du général-major Sylvain Ekenge au poste de porte-parole des FARDC. 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Ekenge avait été démis de ses fonctions en décembre 2025 après avoir tenu, à la radio nationale, des propos anti-Tutsi mettant en garde les hommes congolais contre le mariage avec des femmes tutsi (voir<a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/gGiPN5OS83KRMMP2d14sj3R0lva2aQxP_nvAux8lbCeIEyMN34_YGlYPkekR53l_500A5Jq-QAzzXFgvjvLg6rxD4GtJRoBU" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #17</span></a>).</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">L'ambassadeur de la RDC, <a href="https://media.un.org/avlibrary/en/asset/d363/d3637456" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Zénon Mukongo Ngay</span></a>, a fait état d'informations sur l'<a href="https://x.com/StanysBujakera/status/2104994237762953290" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">installation de Rwandais dans des localités de la RDC</span></a> vidées de leurs habitants par les combats et les attaques, mettant en garde contre une tentative de remplacement démographique. Le représentant a également demandé la<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/30/la-rdc-reitere-sa-demande-de-suspension-de-toute-nouvelle-participation-des-casques" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">suspension des contingents rwandais des opérations de paix de l'ONU</span></a> jusqu'au retrait complet des troupes rwandaises de la RDC et à la cessation de leur soutien au M23.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">À l'issue de la séance publique, le<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyTdFqyHYg" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Conseil de sécurité s'est réuni en consultations à huis clos</span></a>. Lors d'un point presse tenu après la séance et les consultations, le Représentant permanent de la France auprès de l'ONU a lu une déclaration des signataires des Engagements communs sur le climat, la paix et la sécurité (Climate Peace and Security Joint Pledges) sur les mesures nécessaires pour<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw4sJwfDheo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">traiter les liens entre changement climatique, paix et sécurité en RDC</span></a>.</p></li></ul>
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Le 20 septembre, la CRP a attaqué un site minier à<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/21/actualite/securite/ituri-les-fardc-lancent-une-operation-contre-la-crp-apres-lattaque-dun" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Nyampala</span></a>, enlevant 25 personnes, dont 6 civils chinois et 4 militaires des FARDC. Le<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/28/actualite/securite/au-moins-16-miliciens-tues-dans-des-affrontements-entre-la-crp-et-la" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">27 septembre</span></a>, la CRP a affronté à la fois les FARDC et la CODECO à Nyampala, faisant 16 morts parmi les combattants. La situation a désormais dégénéré en combats dangereux à quatre parties entre la CODECO, la CRP, la MONUSCO et les FARDC, les civils étant pris entre deux feux et parfois<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">délibérément visés en représailles</span></a>. Près de 3 100 civils ont<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">trouvé refuge</span></a> dans une base de la MONUSCO à Rhoo.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">Le site de déplacés de Kigonze à Bunia, qui accueille près de 19 000 personnes, fait l'objet d'une<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/24/actualite/societe/un-incendie-ravage-des-abris-au-site-de-deplaces-de-kigonze-bunia" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">intervention des FARDC</span></a> depuis le 20 septembre, l'armée affirmant rechercher des membres de groupes armés. Des tirs ont été signalés à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur du site, et la société civile a dit soupçonner les FARDC d'avoir incendié le camp, contraignant de nombreuses familles à fuir. Damien Mama, Coordonnateur humanitaire de l'ONU en RDC, s'est inquiété du fait que la situation à Kigonze compliquait davantage la<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260928-ebola-en-rdc-en-ituri-la-dispersion-de-milliers-de-d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9s-inqui%C3%A8te-l-onu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">riposte contre Ebola</span></a> dans la zone.</p></li></ul><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class=""><em>Nord-Kivu</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">Selon les données d'ACLED, les combats entre le M23 et la coalition alignée sur le gouvernement au Nord-Kivu, en particulier dans les territoires de<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/26/masisi-lafcm23-reprend-remeka-et-attaque-les-positions-des-fardc-kaleta-et-miko" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Masisi</span></a> et de<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/walikale-plusieurs-positions-autour-de-mindjendje-recuperees-par-larmee-apres-des" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Walikale</span></a>, ont atteint des niveaux inédits depuis février. Des localités changent de mains parfois quotidiennement, sans qu'aucun des deux camps ne parvienne à obtenir un avantage significatif.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;height:1.618em;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">Les tensions internes au sein du M23, qui se cristallisent autour du chef militaire Sultani Makenga,<a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/23/m23-rocked-by-internal-power-struggle,110881934-eve" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">s'aggravent discrètement</span></a>. Le conseiller politique Théo Binamungu serait<a href="https://election-net.com/article/goma-la-r-bellion-du-m23-afc-secou-e-th-o-binamungu-aux-arr-ts" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">détenu à Goma</span></a> depuis fin août, soupçonné d'avoir comploté pour remplacer Makenga par Baudouin Ngaruye.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">Le<a href="https://x.com/HeritierBarak/status/2105192827395400140" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">30 septembre</span></a>, des militants des FDLR ont tué 9 civils lors d'une attaque à Burungu, dans le territoire de Masisi au Nord-Kivu. Cette attaque survient alors que d'autres sources font état d'activités des FDLR dans le parc national des Virunga.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">Des affrontements entre deux factions des Raia Mutomboki ont éclaté à Walikale le<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/27/walikale-deux-factions-de-raiya-mutomboki-saffrontent-karete-la-population-en-fuite-vers" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">27 septembre</span></a>, contraignant des civils à fuir.</p></li></ul><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class=""><em>Sud-Kivu</em></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">Dans les territoires de Fizi et de Mwenga, les affrontements entre les combattants Twirwaneho alliés au M23 et la coalition pro-Kinshasa ont diminué par rapport aux mois précédents, mais se<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/27/sud-kivu-fardcwazalendo-et-twirhanehoafc-saffrontent-dans-plusieurs-villages-itombwe" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">poursuivent</span></a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">À<a href="https://x.com/wembi_steve/status/2103397094820045186" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Uvira</span></a>, des combattants wazalendo accusent les autorités provinciales du Sud-Kivu de mauvaise gestion des fonds et affirment que certains combattants ne perçoivent ni la solde ni les rations alimentaires promises par le ministre de la Défense. À moins d'être correctement gérés par l'État, ces griefs pourraient s'aggraver et exacerber davantage les<a href="https://laprunellerdc.cd/insecurite-a-uvira-des-echanges-de-tirs-entre-fardc-et-wazalendo-sement-la-panique-a-kakombe/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">tensions existantes</span></a> entre les combattants wazalendo, l'armée et les autorités.</p></li></ul>
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Cette mission a coïncidé avec une forte intensification des combats à Masisi (voir la section Conflit armé ci-dessous).</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Massad Boulos, conseiller principal du président Trump pour les affaires arabes et africaines, s'exprimant sur<a href="https://x.com/mperelman/status/2103852290532880476" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">France 24</span></a> au sujet des Accords de Washington, a déclaré que tant que le processus facilité par Doha entre le M23 et Kinshasa ne sera pas achevé, « nous ne pourrons pas voir de progrès solides sur le terrain ».</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le Panel de facilitateurs de l'Union africaine, composé de cinq anciens chefs d'État africains (voir<a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/BMXOFOCajPS1POVPvLS4WLwNCnR-pBrC--iL9V27fYUQ2P9sujVPY_AsrQTaRsYasq_aLdQ1dUpG_Dl3s5lrSYeg-ILJyxSR" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #18</span></a>), prépare une<a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/09/30/african-union-mediators-plan-a-regional-tour-with-stops-in-kinshasa-kigali-and-goma,110887180-bre" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">tournée régionale</span></a> avec des étapes prévues à Kinshasa, Kigali et Goma d'ici la mi-octobre. Si les effets des volets de Washington et de Doha restent limités sur le terrain, les processus américain et qatari ont au moins permis de réunir les acteurs, de montrer des avancées et d'aboutir à certains résultats tangibles. Depuis que João Lourenço a transmis la médiation de l'UA au Togolais Faure Gnassingbé, on ignore ce que l'initiative a accompli et ce qu'elle espère réaliser dans les mois à venir.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le ministre congolais de l'Intégration régionale, Floribert Anzuluni, a<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/01/rdc-kinshasa-mobilise-faure-gnassingbe-joao-lourenco-et-denis-sassou-nguesso-autour-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">rencontré les dirigeants</span></a> du Togo, de l'Angola et du Congo le 29 septembre à Lomé pour discuter de l'avancement de la RDC sur la reddition volontaire des membres des FDLR.</p></li></ul>
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Les marches, qui se sont déroulées dans tout le pays, se sont toutes tenues de manière pacifique.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Les obsèques du militant décédé des suites de ses blessures lors de la manifestation du C64 à Kinshasa ont été<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260927-rdc-les-obs%C3%A8ques-d-un-opposant-mort-lors-de-la-marche-du-c64-emp%C3%AAch%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-kinshasa" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">interrompues par les autorités</span></a>, qui ont affirmé avoir reçu l'ordre de conserver le corps jusqu'à la fin des procédures judiciaires et des enquêtes sur le décès.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le 27 septembre, un cadre de l'UDPS a été battu à mort à son domicile à Butembo (Nord-Kivu), après être intervenu dans une émission de radio. Si<a href="https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-28-congolese-politician-beaten-to-death-after-ebola-radio-plea/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">certains médias</span></a> attribuent sa mort au fait qu'il aurait promu des mesures de prévention contre Ebola lors de l'émission,<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260929-rdc-un-responsable-du-parti-pr%C3%A9sidentiel-tu%C3%A9-%C3%A0-butembo-le-mobile-encore-inconnu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">d'autres</span></a> se montrent plus prudents, soulignant qu'il a abordé d'autres sujets politiques, ou que l'attaque pourrait être sans aucun lien avec des questions politiques.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Dix-sept personnes, dont des hauts responsables de la justice militaire, sont mortes dans un accident d'avion à Kenge le<a href="https://x.com/StanysBujakera/status/2103844048985296897" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">25 septembre</span></a>. Les informations disponibles à ce stade indiquent un accident lié à l'absence de piste d'atterrissage adaptée, mais l'événement a relancé les débats sur la mauvaise qualité des infrastructures du pays.</p></li></ul>
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À cette fin, le ministre du Commerce Julien Paluku a rencontré à Kinshasa, le<a href="https://bankable.africa/en/agriculture/2409-3664-agro-industrie-en-rdc-althon-group-se-propose-de-mobiliser-des-investisseurs-israeliens" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">22 septembre</span></a>, Alexandre Piha, directeur d'Althon Group, un cabinet israélien de conseil en affaires et en investissement principalement actif en RDC. M. Piha a indiqué qu'il chercherait à mobiliser des investisseurs israéliens. À l'issue de la rencontre, il a été convenu de constituer une équipe conjointe d'experts chargée de travailler sur des missions économiques et commerciales et sur l'organisation d'un premier Forum d'affaires RDC-Israël.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">M. 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