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Both a Qatari delegate and Massad Boulos were in attendance. The negotiations led to the signing on April 15th of an<a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/drc-interim-agreement-near-montreux-to-monitor-the-truce/91264200" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">interim agreement</span></a> providing for the ICGLR's Joint Ceasefire Verification Mechanism (EJVM) to be composed equally of Kinshasa and M23 representatives. Meanwhile, the prisoner exchange protocol, signed in Doha in September 2025, is still stalling.</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 April17th, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/17/congo-us-latin-america-deportations/3745a73e-3a48-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">around 15 third-country deportees from the United States</a>, all Latin American nationals, arrived in Kinshasa, as part of the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-receive-first-group-deportees-us-this-week-sources-say-2026-04-14/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">newly-signed third-country deportation deal between the U.S. and the DRC</a>. The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa<a href="https://x.com/USAenFrancais/status/2044353286262714704?s=20" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">announced the arrangement</span></a>, framing it as part of broader U.S.-DRC cooperation. Civil society figures<a href="https://x.com/kabumba_justin/status/2044474631466213505?s=20" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">raised concerns</span></a> about the legal and humanitarian implications of the deal.</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 April 15th, the<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167304" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">UN Security Council held its biannual briefing on the Great Lakes region</span></a>. Special Envoy Huang Xia and <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/remarks-un-under-secretary-general-and-un-women-executive-director-sima-bahous-briefing-un-security-council-situation-great-lakes-region-15-april-2026-un-headquarters'" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous</span></a> briefed member states on the deteriorating security situation. The U.S. Mission<a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-great-lakes-region-3/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">delivered remarks</span></a> pressing for urgent implementation of the Washington Accords and compliance with FDLR neutralization commitments, saying the U.S. was “not afraid to explore all available tools to promote accountability for those who undermine peace”. The full<a href="https://press.un.org/en/2026/sc16339.doc.htm" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">UNSC press release</span></a> noted that 6.4 million people are currently internally displaced and food insecurity is expected to affect 26.6 million in 2026.</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="">The Burundian army<a href="https://x.com/SOSMediasBDI/status/2044144062928949281" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">reportedly resumed troop deployment</span></a> to South Kivu, which had been on pause since December 2025. Burundian Navy boats were seen transporting FDNB and their equipment from Rumonge (Burundi) to Baraka, from there they moved towards Fizi and Mwenga territories.</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="">Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continued their expansion in Mambasa territory (Ituri province), where they have killed and <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/environ-30-civils-kidnappes-lors-dune-attaque-des-adf-mambasa" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">abducted</span></a> dozens of civilians since the beginning of the month, most notably during an <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/at-least-43-people-killed-in-adf-attack-in-northeast-dr-congo-army-says" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Islamic State-claimed attack on April 1st</span></a> in Bafwakoa where 43 to 70 people were killed. In neighboring Djugu territory, the CRP and CODECO militias remained active.</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 April 7th, U.S. diplomat James Swan was <a href="https://monusco.unmissions.org/en/actualites/le-secretaire-general-nomme-m-james-swan-des-etats-unis-representant-special-et" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">officially appointed Head of MONUSCO</span></a>. He met with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa on April 14th.</p></li></ul>
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FARDC intervened, killing 5 ADF militants. Residents then lynched a man they accused of being an ADF member.</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="">On April 7th, a MONUSCO convoy was sent to Mambasa alongside FARDC on a reconnaissance mission to evaluate a possible deployment in the midst of ADF attacks. Youth<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/08/actualite/securite/des-jeunes-erigent-des-barricades-et-bloquent-lentree-des-casques" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">erected barricades and threw rocks at the convoy</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:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">On April 9th, ADF rebels&nbsp;<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/environ-30-civils-kidnappes-lors-dune-attaque-des-adf-mambasa" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">abducted approximately 27 civilians</span></a> during an attack on the village of Makoko-Quartuma, near Mambasa-Centre.</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:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" class=""><em>Djugu territory: CRP clashes against FARDC, CODECO attacks</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:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">In the first days of April, Thomas Lubanga's<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/04/actualite/securite/la-monusco-et-les-fardc-dejouent-des-attaques-de-la-milice-crp-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">CRP militia launched attacks on a dozen villages and two IDP sites</span></a> in Djugu. Clashes between CRP on one side and FARDC supported by MONUSCO on the other<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/06/actualite/securite/une-attaque-de-la-milice-crp-perturbe-la-paques-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">escalated in the following days</span></a>, during which<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/06/actualite/securite/six-miliciens-de-la-crp-decedent-dans-un-combat-avec-les-fardc-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">at least 5 CRP militants</span></a> were killed. On April 9th, FARDC and MONUSCO<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/les-fardc-et-la-monusco-traquent-la-milice-crp-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">launched renewed operations</span></a> against the militia in the Lodha and Fataki chiefdoms. Provisional results include one FARDC soldier killed and 15 militiamen captured.</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="">CODECO militants<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/un-chauffeur-kenyan-tue-lors-dattaques-des-presumes-codeco-matete" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">attacked trucks and travelers</span></a> in Matete, between Djugu and Ngura, the weekend of April 11–12th.</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:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" class=""><em><strong>North Kivu</strong></em></p><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>Rutshuru and Masisi</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:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">M23 and Wazalendo fought in several villages in the Kihondo group in the Bwito chiefdom (Rutshuru) on<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/04/10/rutshuru-des-combats-signales-entre-wazalendo-et-afcm23-dans-la-localite-rwankuba" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">April 9th</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:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">From <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/04/10/masisi-violents-combats-entre-lafcm23-et-les-wazalendo-mahanga-et-kilongo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">April 8th-10th</span></a>, M23 clashed against FARDC and allied forces near Nyabiondo town (Masisi), including drone and artillery exchanges.</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="">Following <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/08/actualite/securite/apres-de-violents-affrontements-m23-wazalendo-un-calme-precaire-regne" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">repeated fighting</span></a> in the area,<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-incendient-plus-de-100-habitations-lukweti" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">M23 set fire to more than a hundred houses in Lukweti</span></a> (Masisi) on April 11th, claiming they sheltered Wazalendo combatants.</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="">The weekend of <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/tension-la-limite-entre-masisi-et-walikale-apres-un-week-end-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">April 11th-12th</span></a>, heavy fighting was reported at the border between Masisi and Walikale territories, during which both sides repeatedly captured some positions before losing them, leaving the frontline largely unchanged by the end.</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><strong>South Kivu</strong></em></p><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>Kalehe: intense fighting alongside the border with North Kivu’s Walikale territory</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="">Fighting intensified in Ziralo groupement (northern Kalehe), near the border with North Kivu, throughout the period: FARDC recaptured several villages around April 4th; M23 retook at least eight villages, including Tushunguti, between April 6–8th; Wazalendo<a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2043748984473464972" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;"> recaptured Chambombo, Tushunguti, and several villages in the Mubuku group</span></a> between April 11–13th. The FARDC and allied forces also<a href="https://x.com/HeritierBarak/status/2042635776190558425" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;"> conducted drone and artillery attacks on Twirwaneho positions around Minembwe</span></a>.</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>Highlands (Fizi, Mwenga, Uvira): civilians trapped amidst Twirwaneho/FARDC-Wazalendo fighting</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="">Intense fighting in the Bijombo area of Uvira territory since April 3rd has<a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2026/04/08/drc-bijombo-banyamulenge-civilians-hunted-down-thousands-displaced-in-a-new-spiral-of-violence/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">caused the displacement of thousands of Banyamulenge civilians</span></a>, with residents reporting threats and livestock theft by Wazalendo. FARDC and Wazalendo fighters recaptured several villages in the Bijombo group, including Muranvya, from M23-aligned Twirwaneho fighters in early April. The FARDC<a href="https://7sur7.cd/2026/04/06/sud-kivu-un-helicoptere-de-larmee-rwandaise-abattu-par-les-fardc-muramvya" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">claimed to have destroyed a Rwandan army helicopter</span></a> near Muranvya on April 5th that was said to be supporting Twirwaneho forces — a claim that could not be independently verified. On April 11th, Twirwaneho fighters killed a senior FARDC colonel and five other soldiers near Muranvya.</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="">A<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/14/dr-congo-aid-movements-hindered-in-south-kivu-highlands" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Human Rights Watch report</span></a> published on April 14th documents severe restrictions on humanitarian aid access in South Kivu's highlands (parts of Fizi, Mwenga, and Uvira territories), reporting that Twirwaneho militias have forced civilian recruitment and blocked residents from fleeing Minembwe. Wazalendo fighters have also set up more than ten illegal barriers between Baraka and Fizi, extorting passersby. HRW calls on MONUSCO to consider re-engaging in South Kivu under the December 2025 UNSC resolution.</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><strong>Bas-Uele</strong></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 class="" 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;">Rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) looted civilians and<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/07/actualite/securite/treize-enfants-enleves-lors-dune-incursion-des-rebelles-de-la-lra-au" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">abducted thirteen children in Ango territory, Bas-Uele province</span></a> on April 3rd. 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Un délégué qatari et Massad Boulos étaient présents. Les négociations ont conduit à la signature le 15 avril d'un<a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/drc-interim-agreement-near-montreux-to-monitor-the-truce/91264200" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">accord d'étape</span></a> prévoyant que le Mécanisme conjoint élargi de vérification du cessez-le-feu (EJVM) de la CIRGL soit composé à parts égales de représentants de Kinshasa et du M23. Par ailleurs, l’implémentation du protocole d'échange de prisonniers, signé à Doha en septembre 2025, reste au point mort.</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 17 avril, une quinzaine de migrants expulsés des Etats-Unis, tous originaires d’Amérique Latine, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/17/congo-us-latin-america-deportations/3745a73e-3a48-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">sont arrivés à Kinshasa</a> dans le cadre du programme de déportation vers des pays tiers de l'administration Trump. L'ambassade américaine à Kinshasa<a href="https://x.com/USAenFrancais/status/2044353286262714704?s=20" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">a annoncé cet accord</span></a>, le présentant comme s'inscrivant dans le cadre d'une coopération plus large entre les États-Unis et la RDC. Des représentants de la société civile<a href="https://x.com/kabumba_justin/status/2044474631466213505?s=20" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont exprimé des inquiétudes</span></a> quant aux implications juridiques et humanitaires de cet accord.</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 15 avril, le<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167304" 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 de l'ONU a tenu son briefing semestriel sur la région des Grands Lacs</span></a>. L'Envoyé spécial Huang Xia et la Directrice exécutive d'ONU Femmes Sima Bahous ont informé les États membres de la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire. La Mission américaine<a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-great-lakes-region-3/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">a délivré des remarques</span></a> appelant à la mise en œuvre urgente des Accords de Washington et au respect des engagements de neutralisation des FDLR, affirmant que les États-Unis n'avaient « pas peur d'explorer tous les outils disponibles pour promouvoir la responsabilisation de ceux qui sapent la paix ». 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Des embarcations de la Marine burundaise ont été aperçues transportant des soldats des FDNB et leur équipement depuis Rumonge (Burundi) vers Baraka, d'où ils se sont dirigés vers les territoires de Fizi et Mwenga.</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 rebelles des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) ont poursuivi leur expansion dans le territoire de Mambasa (province de l'Ituri), où ils ont tué et<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/environ-30-civils-kidnappes-lors-dune-attaque-des-adf-mambasa" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">enlevé</span></a> des dizaines de civils depuis le début du mois, notamment lors d'une<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/at-least-43-people-killed-in-adf-attack-in-northeast-dr-congo-army-says" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">attaque revendiquée par l'État islamique le 1er avril</span></a> à Bafwakoa, où 43 à 70 personnes ont été tuées. Dans le territoire voisin de Djugu, les milices CRP et CODECO sont restées actives.</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 7 avril, le diplomate américain James Swan a été<a href="https://monusco.unmissions.org/en/actualites/le-secretaire-general-nomme-m-james-swan-des-etats-unis-representant-special-et" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">officiellement nommé Chef de la MONUSCO</span></a>. 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S’appuyant sur un engagement direct avec les décideurs politiques américains, ce document synthétise les engagements tirés de ces échanges et met en lumière les obstacles structurels qui continuent de limiter une participation significative de la société civile.&nbsp;</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 coalition de la société civile <em>Pamoja kwa Amani</em><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/66ad0be8ed0f4b24dda66a3a/t/69de88cd0698947ffcbbf344/1776191693875/The+Pamoja+kwa+Amani+%28PKA%29+Coalition+Denounces+the+Financial+Hostage-Taking+of+REGIDESO+and+SNEL+by+AFC-M23..pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">a lancé une alerte</span></a> dénonçant une directive du M23 signée le 25 mars par le Secrétaire permanent du groupe Benjamin Mbonimpa, exigeant que 50 % de tous les revenus de la régie des eaux REGIDESO et de la société d'électricité SNEL (ainsi que 50 % des salaires du personnel) soient transférés directement à la trésorerie de la rébellion. PKA avertit que cette mesure risque de déclencher des épidémies de choléra à Goma et Bukavu, des coupures d'électricité totales, et l'arrêt complet des deux régies, et estime que le système de taxation forcée dans les zones contrôlées par le M23 génère entre 15 et 20 millions de dollars par mois pour la rébellion.</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 bureau de coordination provinciale de la société civile du Sud-Kivu a publié<a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/66ad0be8ed0f4b24dda66a3a/t/69de8a10c39da55af76ca474/1776192016447/DENONCIATION+VANDALISME+CHEFFERIES.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">une dénonciation le 7 avril</span></a> condamnant les actes de vandalisme du M23 contre les palais royaux et les bureaux administratifs des chefferies de Ngweshe et de Kabare au Sud-Kivu, ainsi que la disparition forcée de plus de 25 jeunes du groupement de Cirunga le 6 avril, qui célébraient ce qu'ils croyaient être un retrait du M23. 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Les FARDC sont intervenus, tuant 5 militants ADF. Des résidents ont ensuite lynché un homme accusé d'être membre des ADF.</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:0pt;" class="">Le 7 avril, un convoi de la MONUSCO a été dépêché à Mambasa aux côtés des FARDC dans le cadre d'une mission de reconnaissance pour évaluer un possible déploiement face aux attaques ADF. Des jeunes<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/08/actualite/securite/des-jeunes-erigent-des-barricades-et-bloquent-lentree-des-casques" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont érigé des barricades et lancé des pierres sur le convoi</span></a>, l’empêchant d’entrer dans la ville.</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:0pt;" class="">Le 9 avril, des rebelles ADF&nbsp;<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/environ-30-civils-kidnappes-lors-dune-attaque-des-adf-mambasa" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont enlevé environ 27 civils</span></a> lors d'une attaque sur le village de Makoko-Quartuma, près de Mambasa-Centre.</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>Territoire de Djugu : affrontements CRP et attaques CODECO</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="">Au cours des premiers jours d'avril, la<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/04/actualite/securite/la-monusco-et-les-fardc-dejouent-des-attaques-de-la-milice-crp-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">milice CRP de Thomas Lubanga a lancé des attaques sur une douzaine de villages et deux sites de déplacés</span></a> dans le territoire de Djugu. Les affrontements entre la CRP d'un côté et les FARDC soutenus par la MONUSCO de l'autre<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/06/actualite/securite/une-attaque-de-la-milice-crp-perturbe-la-paques-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">se sont intensifiés dans les jours suivants</span></a>, au cours desquels<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/06/actualite/securite/six-miliciens-de-la-crp-decedent-dans-un-combat-avec-les-fardc-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">au moins 5 militants CRP</span></a> ont été tués. Le 9 avril, les FARDC et la MONUSCO<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/11/actualite/securite/les-fardc-et-la-monusco-traquent-la-milice-crp-djugu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont lancé de nouvelles opérations</span></a> contre la milice dans les chefferies de Lodha et Fataki. Le bilan provisoire fait état d'un soldat FARDC tué et de 15 miliciens capturés.</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:0pt;" class="">Des militants CODECO&nbsp;<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/un-chauffeur-kenyan-tue-lors-dattaques-des-presumes-codeco-matete" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont attaqué des camions et des voyageurs</span></a> à Matete, entre Djugu et Ngura, le week-end des 11 et 12 avril.</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><strong>Nord-Kivu</strong></em></p><p 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;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class=""><em>Rutshuru et Masisi</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="">Le M23 et les Wazalendo se sont affrontés dans plusieurs villages du groupement de Kihondo, en chefferie de Bwito (Rutshuru), le<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/04/10/rutshuru-des-combats-signales-entre-wazalendo-et-afcm23-dans-la-localite-rwankuba" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">9 avril</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 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href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/08/actualite/securite/apres-de-violents-affrontements-m23-wazalendo-un-calme-precaire-regne" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">combats répétés</span></a> dans la zone,<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-incendient-plus-de-100-habitations-lukweti" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">le M23 a incendié plus d'une centaine de maisons à Lukweti</span></a> (Masisi) le 11 avril, affirmant qu'elles abritaient des combattants Wazalendo.</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:0pt;" class="">Le week-end des<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/13/actualite/securite/tension-la-limite-entre-masisi-et-walikale-apres-un-week-end-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">11 et 12 avril</span></a>, de violents combats ont été signalés à la frontière entre les territoires de Masisi et de Walikale, au cours desquels les deux camps ont alternativement pris et perdu des positions, laissant la ligne de front globalement inchangée en fin de week-end.</p></li></ul><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 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No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Les combats se sont intensifiés dans le groupement de Ziralo (nord du Kalehe), près de la frontière avec le Nord-Kivu, tout au long de la période : les FARDC ont repris plusieurs villages vers le 4 avril ; le M23 a repris au moins huit villages, dont Tushunguti, entre le 6 et le 8 avril ; les Wazalendo ont<a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2043748984473464972" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">repris Chambombo, Tushunguti et plusieurs villages du groupement de Mubuku</span></a> entre le 11 et le 13 avril. Les FARDC et leurs alliés ont également<a href="https://x.com/HeritierBarak/status/2042635776190558425" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">mené des attaques de drones et d'artillerie contre les positions des Twirwaneho autour de Minembwe</span></a>.</p></li></ul><p 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;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class=""><em>Hauts plateaux (Fizi, Mwenga, Uvira) : des civils pris au piège entre les Twirwaneho et les FARDC-Wazalendo</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="">De violents combats dans la zone de Bijombo (territoire d'Uvira) depuis le 3 avril ont<a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2026/04/08/drc-bijombo-banyamulenge-civilians-hunted-down-thousands-displaced-in-a-new-spiral-of-violence/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">provoqué le déplacement de milliers de civils banyamulenge</span></a>. Des résidents ont signalé des menaces et des vols de bétail par les Wazalendo. Les FARDC et les combattants Wazalendo ont repris plusieurs villages du groupement de Bijombo, dont Muranvya, aux mains des Twirwaneho alliés au M23 en début de mois. Les FARDC ont<a href="https://7sur7.cd/2026/04/06/sud-kivu-un-helicoptere-de-larmee-rwandaise-abattu-par-les-fardc-muramvya" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">affirmé avoir détruit un hélicoptère de l'armée rwandaise</span></a> près de Muranvya le 5 avril, censé soutenir les forces Twirwaneho. Le 11 avril, des combattants Twirwaneho ont tué un colonel des FARDC et cinq autres soldats près de Muranvya.</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="">Un&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/14/dr-congo-aid-movements-hindered-in-south-kivu-highlands" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">rapport de Human Rights Watch</span></a> publié le 14 avril documente de graves restrictions à l'accès de l'aide humanitaire dans les hauts plateaux du Sud-Kivu (dans les territoires de Fizi, Mwenga et Uvira), signalant que les milices Twirwaneho ont procédé à des recrutements forcés et empêché les résidents de fuir Minembwe. Les miliciens Wazalendo ont également mis en place plus de dix barrières illégales entre Baraka et Fizi, rançonnant les passants. HRW appelle la MONUSCO à envisager un réengagement au Sud-Kivu en vertu de la résolution du Conseil de sécurité de décembre 2025.</p></li></ul><p 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;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class=""><em><strong>Bas-Uele</strong></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="">Des rebelles de l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA) ont pillé des civils et<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/04/07/actualite/securite/treize-enfants-enleves-lors-dune-incursion-des-rebelles-de-la-lra-au" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">enlevé treize enfants dans la province du Bas-Uélé</span></a> le 3 avril. 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