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Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the current AU chairman, became the de facto mediator (reportedly with Tshisekedi’s approval) and received a Congolese delegation of political and religious leaders in Bujumbura on July 6th. Meanwhile, authorities <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/06/29/actualite/politique/ebola-interdiction-des-rassemblements-publics-kinshasa-tshopo-bas" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">issued bans on protests and gatherings</span></a> across most of the country’s major urban centers.&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=""><strong>New U.S. sanctions aim to pressure Kigali. </strong>On June 25th, the U.S. Treasury <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0543" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">sanctioned Kigali's Gasabo Gold Refinery</span></a> and an associated network for laundering conflict gold from M23-held areas, a day after the sixth Joint Oversight Committee met in London. The pressure lands as U.S. Secretary of State Rubio's<a href="https://www.congo-press.com/politique/rdc-rwanda-1-an-apres-la-signature-de-laccord-de-washington-toujours-pas-de-paix-a-lest/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">mid-July target for a Rwandan troop withdrawal</span></a> approaches with no significant withdrawal yet on the ground.&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=""><strong>M23 returns to Lubero territory.</strong> The group, which had <a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1783666/politique/dans-lest-de-la-rdc-le-m23-abandonne-plusieurs-localites-dans-le-territoire-de-lubero/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">quietly abandoned nearly all of its positions in Lubero in March</span></a>, was seen bringing ‘<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/08/nord-kivu-des-renforts-de-lafcm23-ravivent-la-peur-dune-nouvelle-escalade-des-combats" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">massive reinforcements</span></a>’ of troops and weaponry on the frontlines. <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/07/03/walikale-nouveaux-renforts-de-lafcm23-sur-differents-axes-dans-la-zone-autour-de-pinga" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Similar movement</span></a> was observed in neighboring Walikale territory, raising concerns of renewed clashes in the area.</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=""><strong>Drone warfare intensifies in South Kivu highlands, access constraints limit verification and fuel competing narratives</strong>. The Kinshasa and M23 aligned coalitions have settled into a pattern of <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/07/larmee-poursuit-son-offensive-contre-les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-dans-les-hauts-plateaux-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">near-daily changes in territorial control</span></a>, with neither managing a decisive breakthrough. This stalemate is proving lethal for civilians, who are increasingly targeted in drone strikes. FARDC-aligned sources have reported that <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/04/actualite/securite/au-moins-18-morts-dans-une-attaque-de-drones-dans-le-territoire-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">18 civilians were killed by an M23 drone strike</span></a> in Mulima (Fizi) on July 3rd, while pro-M23 sources said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FayDybbF9d4" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">the fatalities were all Burundian soldiers</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165318_sud_kivu_la_societe_civile_de_fizi_denonce_des_bombardements_meurtriers_contre_des_civils_et_appelle_a_un_dialogue_inclusif.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">local civil society reported only three civilian fatalities</span></a>. Limited access to the highlands makes independent verification difficult, and leaves room for each side to promote its narrative, adding another layer of opacity to an already more-than-complex conflict landscape.</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=""><strong>DRC assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council this month and signalled it would make natural resources governance the centerpiece of its presidency.</strong> On July 1st, the DRC took over the<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/01/la-rdc-prend-la-presidence-tournante-du-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-pour-le-mois-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">rotating presidency of the UN Security Council</span></a> for the first time in over three decades. The DRC Permanent Representative to the UN told <a href="https://www.theafricareport.com/423579/drc-rwanda-conflict-tshisekedi-to-push-un-resolution-on-mineral-rights/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">The Africa Report</span></a> it would push for a ‘first-of-its-kind resolution’ around the management and governance of mineral resources.</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=""><strong>The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak continues expanding, with </strong><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/06/29/en-rdc-l-epidemie-de-maladie-a-virus-ebola-s-etend-dans-tout-le-nord-est-du-pays-avec-une-quatrieme-province-affectee_6716948_3212.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><strong><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">four provinces now affected</span></strong></a><strong>. </strong>As of July 4th, the government confirmed 506 deaths and over 1,500 confirmed cases. WHO representatives emphasize that the outbreak’s ‘<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167882" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">true scale has not yet been fully established</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=""><strong>The UN Group of Experts on DRC published its final report for its 2025-2026 mandate.</strong> Among many other findings, <a href="https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1533/panel-of-experts/expert-reports" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">the report</a> puts M23 strength near 30,000 fighters and estimates RDF troops deployed in DRC to be around 18,000. 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As of July 4th, the government confirmed 506 deaths and over 1,500 confirmed cases. WHO representatives emphasize that the outbreak’s ‘<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167882" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">true scale has not yet been fully established</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="">The WHO<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165237_ebola_en_rdc_l_oms_annonce_qu_un_premier_patient_participe_a_un_essai_clinique_pour_evaluer_deux_traitements.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">enrolled a first patient in a trial of two experimental treatments</span></a>, and Africa CDC said a<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165299_lutte_contre_ebola_bundibugyo_africa_cdc_annonce_un_premier_traitement_et_un_eventuel_vaccin_d_ici_fin_2026.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">treatment and possible vaccine could arrive by end-2026</span></a>.&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="">Health workers engaged in the response continue to be targeted by community members. On June 30th, two people, a police officer and a civilian were killed by rioters at an <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/01/ebola-deux-morts-dont-un-policier-dans-lattaque-dun-centre-de-traitement-nia-nia-ituri" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Ebola treatment center in Bafwabango</span></a> (Mambasa, Ituri), after the death of a patient. Up to nine Ebola patients escaped.</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="">SYMECO, the Syndicate of Doctors of Congo <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/03/actualite/societe/le-symeco-lance-une-greve-generale-dans-les-hopitaux-publics-des-ce" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">declared a general strike on July 3rd</span></a> after government officials refused to negotiate with them. All public hospitals will only be available to people facing medical emergencies. Additionally, health workers engaged in the Ebola response <a href="https://x.com/wembi_steve/status/2074102133742240017" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">went on strike and set fire to tires</span></a> in front of the Rwampara general hospital (Irumu, Ituri), to demand the payment of their bonuses. People fear that the strikes may impact the ongoing response to the outbreak.</p></li></ul>
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The DRC Permanent Representative to the UN also told <a href="https://www.theafricareport.com/423579/drc-rwanda-conflict-tshisekedi-to-push-un-resolution-on-mineral-rights/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">The Africa Report</span></a> it would push for a ‘first-of-its-kind resolution’ around the management and governance of mineral resources. 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It subsequently abducted over 50 civilians and killed 3 in Pangoyi and surrounding mines. The attack was also claimed by the Islamic State.</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 June 29th and 30th, members of the South Sudanese military (SSPDF) crossed the border into Liga in Ituri’s Aru territory and <a href="https://buniaactualite.cd/ituri-des-enlevements-signales-pres-de-la-frontiere-sud-soudanaise-des-appels-a-une-reaction-urgente-des-autorites/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">abducted a dozen civilians</span></a>, demanding a ransom of 150,000 South Sudanese pounds and a goat for each hostage’s release.</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>M23 military movement</strong>: reinforcements observed in Lubero/Walikale, FARDC coalition makes minor advance in 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;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="">M23 reinforcements were seen <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/08/nord-kivu-des-renforts-de-lafcm23-ravivent-la-peur-dune-nouvelle-escalade-des-combats" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">along several major axes of southern Lubero territory</span></a>, where the group had <a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1783666/politique/dans-lest-de-la-rdc-le-m23-abandonne-plusieurs-localites-dans-le-territoire-de-lubero/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">quietly abandoned nearly all of its positions in March</span></a>. Similar movement (along with some <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/06/walikale-psychose-kisimba-et-waloa-yungu-apres-la-circulation-des-drones-de-lafcm23-dans" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">drone circulation</span></a>) was observed in neighboring Walikale territory, raising concerns of renewed clashes in the area, with local sources saying the group’s next target could be <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/03/walikale-nouveaux-renforts-de-lafcm23-sur-differents-axes-dans-la-zone-autour-de-pinga" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">the town of Pinga</span></a>.&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="">In Masisi, the FARDC–Wazalendo coalition made minor advances,<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/06/29/actualite/securite/nord-kivu-la-coalition-fardc-wazalendo-progresse-vers-ngungu-et-rubaya" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">nearing Rubaya and Ngungu</span></a> by the end of June. On July 1st, Wazalendo affiliate Mai-Mai Lamuka<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/01/actualite/securite/violents-affrontements-entre-m23-et-wazalendo-masisi-et-kalehe" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">captured Kasake</span></a> and struck M23 positions toward Kyambombo and Lumbishi, fighting spilled over to South Kivu’s neighboring Kalehe territory.</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>M23 targeting of civilians</strong>: arbitrary killings and arrests in North Kivu; harassment of Banyamulenge community in Kenya</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="">On July 5th in Walikale, M23 summarily <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/06/walikale-les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-executent-quatre-jeunes-soupconnes-de-collaborer-avec" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">executed four youths they accused of collaborating with Wazalendo</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="">M23 and FARDC <a href="https://laprunellerdc.cd/rutshuru-six-membres-dune-meme-famille-tues-a-kabizo-les-fardc-accusent-lafc-m23/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">traded mutual accusations</span></a> following the killing of six relatives of a local dignitary in Kabizo (Bwito, Rutshuru) on July 2nd.</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 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style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">near-daily changes in territorial control</span></a> and <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165300_sud_kivu_l_afc_m23_reprend_le_controle_de_point_zero_position_strategique_dans_les_hauts_plateaux_de_fizi.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">subsequent counteroffensives</span></a>, with neither managing a decisive breakthrough. This stalemate is proving lethal for civilians, who are increasingly targeted in drone strikes. FARDC-aligned sources have reported that <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/04/actualite/securite/au-moins-18-morts-dans-une-attaque-de-drones-dans-le-territoire-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">18 civilians were killed by an M23 drone strike</span></a> in Mulima (Fizi) on July 3rd, while pro-M23 sources said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FayDybbF9d4" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">the fatalities were all Burundian soldiers</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165318_sud_kivu_la_societe_civile_de_fizi_denonce_des_bombardements_meurtriers_contre_des_civils_et_appelle_a_un_dialogue_inclusif.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">local civil society reported only three civilian fatalities</span></a>. Limited access to the highlands makes independent verification difficult, and leaves room for each side to promote its narrative, adding another layer of opacity to an already more-than-complex conflict landscape.</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>Tanganyika province</strong>: Bakata Katanga incursion targets civilian in Moba</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;">On July 4th, the villages of Katenda and Mukuy, located in Moba territory were <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165297_tanganyika_des_milliers_d_habitants_fuient_apres_une_attaque_des_mai_mai_bakata_katanga.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">attacked by militants from Mai Mai Bakata Katanga</span></a>, who kidnapped residents, looted houses, and stole livestock, prompting mass displacement of residents.</p></li></ul>
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Le président burundais Évariste Ndayishimiye, président en exercice de l’UA, est devenu le médiateur de fait (avec, semble-t-il, l’accord de Tshisekedi) et a reçu à Bujumbura, le 6 juillet, une délégation congolaise de responsables politiques et religieux. Dans le même temps, les autorités ont<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/06/29/actualite/politique/ebola-interdiction-des-rassemblements-publics-kinshasa-tshopo-bas" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">interdit les manifestations et rassemblements</span></a> dans la plupart des grands centres urbains du pays.</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=""><strong>De nouvelles sanctions américaines visent à faire pression sur Kigali.</strong> Le 25 juin, le Trésor américain a<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0543" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">sanctionné la raffinerie d’or Gasabo Gold Refinery</span></a>, à Kigali, ainsi qu’un réseau associé au blanchiment de l’or de conflit provenant des zones tenues par le M23, au lendemain de la sixième réunion du Comité conjoint de supervision (Joint Oversight Committee) à Londres. Cette pression intervient alors qu’approche l’<a href="https://www.congo-press.com/politique/rdc-rwanda-1-an-apres-la-signature-de-laccord-de-washington-toujours-pas-de-paix-a-lest/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">échéance de mi-juillet fixée par le secrétaire d’État Rubio pour un retrait des troupes rwandaises</span></a>, sans qu’aucun retrait significatif n’ait encore été constaté 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=""><strong>Le M23 revient dans le territoire de Lubero.</strong> Le groupe, qui avait<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1783666/politique/dans-lest-de-la-rdc-le-m23-abandonne-plusieurs-localites-dans-le-territoire-de-lubero/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">discrètement abandonné la quasi-totalité de ses positions à Lubero en mars</span></a>, a été vu acheminant d’«<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/08/nord-kivu-des-renforts-de-lafcm23-ravivent-la-peur-dune-nouvelle-escalade-des-combats" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">importants renforts</span></a> » en hommes et en armement sur les lignes de front. Des<a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/07/03/walikale-nouveaux-renforts-de-lafcm23-sur-differents-axes-dans-la-zone-autour-de-pinga" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">mouvements similaires</span></a> ont été observés dans le territoire voisin de Walikale, faisant craindre une reprise des affrontements dans la zone.</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=""><strong>La guerre des drones s’intensifie dans les hauts plateaux du Sud-Kivu ; les difficultés d’accès limitent la vérification et alimentent des récits concurrents.</strong> Les coalitions alignées sur Kinshasa et sur le M23 se sont installées dans une logique de<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/07/larmee-poursuit-son-offensive-contre-les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-dans-les-hauts-plateaux-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">changements quasi quotidiens du contrôle territorial</span></a>, sans que l’un ou l’autre camp ne parvienne à une percée décisive. Cette impasse se révèle meurtrière pour les civils, de plus en plus visés par les frappes de drones. Des sources proches des FARDC ont rapporté que<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/04/actualite/securite/au-moins-18-morts-dans-une-attaque-de-drones-dans-le-territoire-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">18 civils ont été tués par une frappe de drone du M23</span></a> à Mulima (Fizi) le 3 juillet, tandis que des sources pro-M23 ont affirmé que<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FayDybbF9d4" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">les victimes étaient toutes des soldats burundais</span></a>, et que<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165318_sud_kivu_la_societe_civile_de_fizi_denonce_des_bombardements_meurtriers_contre_des_civils_et_appelle_a_un_dialogue_inclusif.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">la société civile locale n’a fait état que de trois civils tués</span></a>. L’accès limité aux hauts plateaux rend la vérification indépendante difficile et laisse à chaque camp la latitude de promouvoir son propre récit, ajoutant une couche d’opacité à un paysage conflictuel déjà plus que complexe.</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=""><strong>La RDC a pris ce mois-ci la présidence du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU et a fait savoir qu’elle placerait la gouvernance des ressources naturelles au cœur de sa présidence.</strong> Le 1er juillet, la RDC a pris la<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/01/la-rdc-prend-la-presidence-tournante-du-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-pour-le-mois-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">présidence tournante du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU</span></a> pour la première fois en plus de trois décennies. Le représentant permanent de la RDC auprès de l’ONU a déclaré à<a href="https://www.theafricareport.com/423579/drc-rwanda-conflict-tshisekedi-to-push-un-resolution-on-mineral-rights/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">The Africa Report</span></a> qu’elle plaiderait pour une « résolution inédite » sur la gestion et la gouvernance des ressources minières.</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=""><strong>L’épidémie d’Ebola (souche Bundibugyo) poursuit son expansion, avec désormais</strong><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/06/29/en-rdc-l-epidemie-de-maladie-a-virus-ebola-s-etend-dans-tout-le-nord-est-du-pays-avec-une-quatrieme-province-affectee_6716948_3212.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><strong> </strong><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">quatre provinces touchées</span></a><strong>.</strong> Au 4 juillet, le gouvernement faisait état de 506 décès et de plus de 1 500 cas confirmés. Les représentants de l’OMS soulignent que « l’<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167882" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ampleur réelle de l’épidémie n’a pas encore été pleinement établie</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=""><strong>Le Groupe d’experts de l’ONU sur la RDC a publié le rapport final de son mandat 2025-2026.</strong> Parmi de nombreux autres constats, le rapport évalue les effectifs du M23 à près de 30 000 combattants et estime à environ 18 000 le nombre de militaires des RDF déployés en RDC. 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Au 4 juillet, le gouvernement faisait état de 506 décès et de plus de 1 500 cas confirmés. Les représentants de l’OMS soulignent que « l’<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167882" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ampleur réelle de l’épidémie n’a pas encore été pleinement établie</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’OMS a<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165237_ebola_en_rdc_l_oms_annonce_qu_un_premier_patient_participe_a_un_essai_clinique_pour_evaluer_deux_traitements.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">inclus un premier patient dans un essai clinique évaluant deux traitements expérimentaux</span></a>, et Africa CDC a annoncé qu’un<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165299_lutte_contre_ebola_bundibugyo_africa_cdc_annonce_un_premier_traitement_et_un_eventuel_vaccin_d_ici_fin_2026.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">traitement et un éventuel vaccin pourraient être disponibles d’ici fin 2026</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="">Les personnels de santé engagés dans la riposte continuent d’être pris pour cible par des membres des communautés. Le 30 juin, deux personnes — un policier et un civil — ont été tuées par des émeutiers dans un<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/01/ebola-deux-morts-dont-un-policier-dans-lattaque-dun-centre-de-traitement-nia-nia-ituri" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">centre de traitement d’Ebola à Bafwabango</span></a> (Mambasa, Ituri), après le décès d’un patient. Jusqu’à neuf patients d’Ebola se sont échappés.</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 SYMECO, le Syndicat des médecins du Congo, a<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/03/actualite/societe/le-symeco-lance-une-greve-generale-dans-les-hopitaux-publics-des-ce" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">lancé une grève générale le 3 juillet</span></a> après le refus des autorités de négocier. Tous les hôpitaux publics ne prennent plus en charge que les urgences. En outre, des personnels de santé engagés dans la riposte contre Ebola ont<a href="https://x.com/wembi_steve/status/2074102133742240017" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">cessé le travail et brûlé des pneus</span></a> devant l’hôpital général de Rwampara (Irumu, Ituri) pour réclamer le paiement de leurs primes. Certains craignent que ces grèves n’affectent la riposte en cours contre l’épidémie.</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;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></p>
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Le représentant permanent de la RDC auprès de l’ONU a également déclaré à<a href="https://www.theafricareport.com/423579/drc-rwanda-conflict-tshisekedi-to-push-un-resolution-on-mineral-rights/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">The Africa Report</span></a> qu’elle plaiderait pour une « résolution inédite » sur la gestion et la gouvernance des ressources minières. 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Il a ensuite enlevé plus de 50 civils et en a tué 3 à Pangoyi et dans les mines environnantes. L’attaque a elle aussi été revendiquée par l’État islamique.</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 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;">Les 29 et 30 juin, des militaires sud-soudanais (SSPDF) ont franchi la frontière vers Liga, dans le territoire d’Aru (Ituri), et ont<a href="https://buniaactualite.cd/ituri-des-enlevements-signales-pres-de-la-frontiere-sud-soudanaise-des-appels-a-une-reaction-urgente-des-autorites/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">enlevé une douzaine de civils</span></a>, exigeant une rançon de 150 000 livres sud-soudanaises et une chèvre pour la libération de chaque otage.<br></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>Mouvements militaires du M23 : renforts observés à Lubero/Walikale, la coalition FARDC progresse légèrement à 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;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 renforts du M23 ont été aperçus<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/08/nord-kivu-des-renforts-de-lafcm23-ravivent-la-peur-dune-nouvelle-escalade-des-combats" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">sur plusieurs axes majeurs du sud du territoire de Lubero</span></a>, où le groupe avait<a href="https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1783666/politique/dans-lest-de-la-rdc-le-m23-abandonne-plusieurs-localites-dans-le-territoire-de-lubero/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">discrètement abandonné la quasi-totalité de ses positions en mars</span></a>. Des mouvements similaires (accompagnés d’une certaine<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/06/walikale-psychose-kisimba-et-waloa-yungu-apres-la-circulation-des-drones-de-lafcm23-dans" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">circulation de drones</span></a>) ont été observés dans le territoire voisin de Walikale, faisant craindre une reprise des affrontements ; des sources locales estiment que la prochaine cible du groupe pourrait être<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/03/walikale-nouveaux-renforts-de-lafcm23-sur-differents-axes-dans-la-zone-autour-de-pinga" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">la localité de Pinga</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="">À Masisi, la coalition FARDC–Wazalendo a réalisé de légères avancées,<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/06/29/actualite/securite/nord-kivu-la-coalition-fardc-wazalendo-progresse-vers-ngungu-et-rubaya" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">se rapprochant de Rubaya et Ngungu</span></a> à la fin juin. Le 1er juillet, le Maï-Maï Lamuka, affilié aux Wazalendo, a<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/01/actualite/securite/violents-affrontements-entre-m23-et-wazalendo-masisi-et-kalehe" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">pris Kasake</span></a> et frappé des positions du M23 vers Kyambombo et Lumbishi, les combats débordant sur le territoire voisin de Kalehe (Sud-Kivu).</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>Le M23 vise des civils : exécutions et arrestations arbitraires au Nord-Kivu ; harcèlement de la communauté banyamulenge au Kenya</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="">Le 5 juillet à Walikale, le M23 a sommairement<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/07/06/walikale-les-rebelles-de-lafcm23-executent-quatre-jeunes-soupconnes-de-collaborer-avec" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">exécuté quatre jeunes qu’il accusait de collaborer avec les Wazalendo</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="">Le M23 et les FARDC se sont<a href="https://laprunellerdc.cd/rutshuru-six-membres-dune-meme-famille-tues-a-kabizo-les-fardc-accusent-lafc-m23/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">mutuellement accusés</span></a> après le meurtre de six membres de la famille d’un notable local à Kabizo (Bwito, Rutshuru) le 2 juillet.</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 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style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">changements quasi quotidiens du contrôle territorial</span></a> et de<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165300_sud_kivu_l_afc_m23_reprend_le_controle_de_point_zero_position_strategique_dans_les_hauts_plateaux_de_fizi.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">contre-offensives successives</span></a>, sans qu’aucun camp ne parvienne à une percée décisive. Cette impasse se révèle meurtrière pour les civils, de plus en plus visés par les frappes de drones. Des sources proches des FARDC ont rapporté que<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/07/04/actualite/securite/au-moins-18-morts-dans-une-attaque-de-drones-dans-le-territoire-de" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">18 civils ont été tués par une frappe de drone du M23</span></a> à Mulima (Fizi) le 3 juillet, tandis que des sources pro-M23 ont affirmé que<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FayDybbF9d4" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">les victimes étaient toutes des soldats burundais</span></a>, et que<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165318_sud_kivu_la_societe_civile_de_fizi_denonce_des_bombardements_meurtriers_contre_des_civils_et_appelle_a_un_dialogue_inclusif.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">la société civile locale n’a fait état que de trois civils tués</span></a>. L’accès limité aux hauts plateaux rend la vérification indépendante difficile et laisse à chaque camp la latitude de promouvoir son propre récit, ajoutant une couche d’opacité à un paysage conflictuel déjà plus que complexe.</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>Sud-Kivu : combats appuyés par des drones pour le contrôle de terrains disputés dans les hauts plateaux de Fizi-Minembwe</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;">Le 4 juillet, les villages de Katenda et Mukuy, dans le territoire de Moba, ont été<a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-165297_tanganyika_des_milliers_d_habitants_fuient_apres_une_attaque_des_mai_mai_bakata_katanga.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">attaqués par des miliciens du Maï-Maï Bakata Katanga</span></a>, qui ont enlevé des habitants, pillé des maisons et volé du bétail, provoquant un déplacement massif de la population.</p></li></ul>
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