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The FRN appears designed to widen the rebellion’s base and reduce its visible dependence on Rwanda. It says it will take over the AFC’s commitments, including those made in the Doha talks, but Kinshasa has not commented. <em><strong>Read our dedicated section below</strong></em>.</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="">Since 10 October, <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-168247_goma_gisenyi_de_nouvelles_restrictions_aux_frontieres_ravivent_les_craintes_d_isolement.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">new restrictions</span></a> have been applied at the border posts between Goma and Gisenyi (Rwanda), likely due to some reported Ebola cases in Goma. Many residents in Goma fear a repeat of the earlier closure, which lasted from mid-May until early July.</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="">Banyamulenge citizens and refugees continue to be targeted in Burundi (see <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/pAOr5PdaTvrDgKanbQZPGqu8XyO-Q-wOuCzu-o82I9a9m8TO3K-zFRf4k09iv9s9XtFmAxV7QDClvPt8B9zKd7H-vYLnz00h" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #35</span></a>), where authorities <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/11/burundi-le-pouvoir-expose-13-presumes-espions-et-designe-les-banyamulenge-a-la-vindicte/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">presented 13 alleged spies</span></a>, accused of spying on behalf of Rwanda and collaborating with Twirwaneho and RED-Tabara. The spokesperson for the Burundian Ministry of Security called on increased community surveillance of Banyamulenge civilians, saying “their coming and goings must be monitored and houses shouldn’t be rented out to them, especially here in Bujumbura”.</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 14 October, Belgian authorities raided several residences of the Tshisekedi family–<a href="https://www.lesoir.be/776844/article/2026-10-14/les-quartiers-du-clan-tshisekedi-perquisitionnes-par-la-justice-belge" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">including the presidential couple’s villa</span></a>–in Brussels and other communes, as part of a money-laundering investigation. The plaintiffs allege that the Tshisekedi family is guilty of <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20261014-belgique-perquisitions-chez-des-membres-de-la-famille-du-pr%C3%A9sident-congolais-f%C3%A9lix-tshisekedi" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">illegal mining exploitation in Katanga province</span></a>.</p></li></ul>
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      <p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">On 12 October, Joseph Kabila, who was president of the DRC from 2001 to 2019, held a press conference from his residence in M23-held Goma to announce the creation of the <strong>Front for the Refoundation of the Nation</strong> (FRN), a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/congos-former-president-kabila-forms-new-group-replace-m23-insurgency-2026-10-12/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">new political-military movement</span></a> replacing the dissolved AFC/M23 coalition. Three high ranking M23/AFC officials, Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultani Makenga (who remains M23’s military leader), were appointed deputy presidents. The movement said it would seek to ‘<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20261013-ex-drc-president-kabila-to-lead-new-politico-military-alliance-with-m23-rebels" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">put an end to tyranny by all means, including force</span></a>’. The announcement came three days after a<a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/09/joseph-kabila-le-congo-est-en-peril-il-annonce-de-prochaines-initiatives" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">national address</span></a> on 9 October, during which Kabila criticized President Félix Tshisekedi’s leadership. He accused the government of worsening insecurity, restricting political freedoms and undermining constitutional rule.</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=""><strong>Why was this new alliance created?</strong> The creation of the FRN appears to be an attempt to widen the rebellion’s base, attract additional political and military support, strengthen and project legitimacy, in order to ultimately overthrow Tshisekedi. The group is also likely looking to reduce its dependence (or the appearance of) on Rwanda. It could potentially attract members of the C64 coalition who feel disillusioned with peaceful mobilization following their thwarted mobilization attempt on 15 September (see <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/pAOr5PdaTvrDgKanbQZPGqu8XyO-Q-wOuCzu-o82I9a9m8TO3K-zFRf4k09iv9s9XtFmAxV7QDClvPt8B9zKd7H-vYLnz00h" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #35</span></a>) and do not believe in Tshisekedi’s national dialogue offer. It also will likely try to attract FARDC officers and allied rebel fighters who could see the FRN as a more attractive prospect than the ones currently offered by Kinshasa.</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=""><strong>How likely is it that the FRN will be successful?</strong> On the ground, this announcement yields no significant change, and it's unclear how the FRN wants to mobilize additional political and military support that the AFC could not already secure. While <em>some </em>fighters could switch allegiances and join the FRN, many—among both government forces and allied rebel groups—remain strongly ideologically opposed to the FRN’s project. Politically, the announcement has already <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-168333_la_creation_du_frn_par_joseph_kabila_fragilise_davantage_le_pprd_entre_departs_de_cadres_et_dirigeants_detenus.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">prompted defections</span></a> among Kabila’s party, the PPRD. Any attempt at military escalation will also have to contend with the FARDC, supported by Burundian troops and mercenaries; and with the United States, whose support Tshisekedi seems to have secured in exchange for mineral-related concessions, and who have already sanctioned Kabila. Still, the M23 retains the military upper hand on the ground, and the creation of the FRN could also force Uganda—which has been accused of complacency, if not support, towards M23—to clarify its regional alignment. An explicitly Uganda-aligned FRN would send the region further down the spiral of war. While the FRN’s ambition to take Kinshasa likely won’t realize any time soon, its creation also confirms that peace is maybe an even farther prospect.</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;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>How will this affect the peace processes? </strong>The FRN announced, in a communiqué shared on <a href="https://x.com/LawrenceKanyuka/status/2110515039337627891" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">14 October</span></a>, that the FRN would take over the AFC’s commitments, ‘including those made in the context of the Doha negotiations’. The U.S. ambassador to the UN called on the DRC and the M23, ‘<a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-great-lakes-region/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">through their newly rebranded alliance, to build on the progress made in Switzerland to conclude the remaining Doha protocols</span></a>’. However, Kinshasa has not yet commented, and might not agree to continue negotiations with this rebranded front. It remains to be seen whether the next talks, initially scheduled for late October, <a href="https://x.com/wembi_steve/status/2110632111350632819" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">will be taking place as expected</span></a>.</p>
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Health officials launched contact tracing and increased surveillance at border crossings, with 28 close contacts initially identified for monitoring. The case marks a significant cross-border development in the ongoing Congolese outbreak, raising concerns about regional transmission. <a href="https://x.com/StanysBujakera/status/2110444129050075353" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">A second case</span></a>, a relative of the first patient, was confirmed on 13 October.</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=""><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/how-trumps-america-first-policy-hit-ebola-response-congo-2026-10-06/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">A Reuters investigation</span></a> found that changes in U.S. government policy have complicated international efforts to contain the Congolese Ebola epidemic. Restrictions on medical evacuations, the closure of USAID programs and reduced U.S. participation have weakened operational capacity. According to the investigation, the proportion of American medical volunteers in Congolese treatment centers has fallen considerably, increasing pressure on local healthcare workers during a rapidly expanding outbreak.</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="">WHO experts<a href="https://macaubusiness.com/dr-congo-ebola-vaccine-trial-to-begin-within-weeks-who/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">expect the Tumaini vaccine trial</span></a> to start in the DRC by the end of October. It will test whether Ervebo, approved against the Zaire species, protects against Bundibugyo, for which no vaccine or treatment is approved. Oxford and Moderna candidates could join later. Doctors Without Borders is separately gathering data on Ervebo in volunteer frontline workers, which is not a full clinical trial. WHO advisers say insecurity and displacement hinder care, surveillance and research.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The<a href="https://news.un.org/fr/story/2026/10/1159638" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">UN Humanitarian Coordinator for DRC</span></a> urged the international community to provide sustained humanitarian funding and to ensure the safety of civilians and aid workers. This year in the DRC,<a href="https://aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-urges-sustained-international-support-for-dr-congo-as-humanitarian-crises-deepen/4083701" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"> <span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">343 humanitarian workers</span></a> have been attacked or targeted, resulting in eight deaths. More than 26 million people face food insecurity, with over 4 million children under the age of 5 suffering from malnutrition. The UN aims to raise $2.13 billion, but currently faces a funding gap of approximately $1 billion.</p></li></ul>
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On 20 September, CRP attacked a mining site in <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/21/actualite/securite/ituri-les-fardc-lancent-une-operation-contre-la-crp-apres-lattaque-dun" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Nyampala</span></a>, during which they abducted 25 people, including 6 Chinese civilians and 4 FARDC. On <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/28/actualite/securite/au-moins-16-miliciens-tues-dans-des-affrontements-entre-la-crp-et-la" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">27 September</span></a>, CRP clashed against both FARDC and CODECO in Nyampala, leading to 16 combatant fatalities. The situation has now devolved into dangerous 4-way fighting between CODECO, CRP, MONUSCO and FARDC, with civilians caught in the crossfire, sometimes <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">intentionally targeted as retaliation</span></a>. Nearly 3,100 civilians have <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/09/28/djugu-des-habitations-incendiees-blukwa-apres-des-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">sought refuge</span></a> in a MONUSCO base in Rhoo.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The Kigonze IDP site in Bunia, which hosts nearly 19,000 people, has been the site of <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/09/24/actualite/societe/un-incendie-ravage-des-abris-au-site-de-deplaces-de-kigonze-bunia" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">FARDC intervention</span></a> since 20 September, as the military said it was looking for armed group members. Gunfire was reported in and out the site and civil society said they suspected FARDC of having set fire to the camp, forcing many families to flee. Damien Mama, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, expressed concerns that the situation at Kigonze was further complicating the <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260928-ebola-en-rdc-en-ituri-la-dispersion-de-milliers-de-d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9s-inqui%C3%A8te-l-onu" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Ebola response</span></a> in the area.</p></li></ul><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em><strong>M23 battlefronts</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="">Human rights group accuse M23 of torturing and killing four young men in Goma, whose bodies were found in Lake Kivu on <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/12/goma-decouverte-macabre-des-corps-des-quatre-jeunes-au-lac-kivu-les-mains-et-les-pieds" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">11 and 12 October</span></a>, with hands and feet bound and signs of torture.&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 North Kivu, fighting concentrated in southern <strong>Masisi territory</strong>, where FARDC and its allies were reported to have <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/10/08/masisi-larmee-et-lafcm23-saffrontent-autour-de-ngungu-et-kasaki" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">recovered many locations</span></a> around Rubaya and Ngungu.</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 South Kivu’s <strong>Fizi territory</strong>, Wazalendo militias claimed to have retaken <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2109240038215110892" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Timbyangoma and Kwasabuni</span></a> on 11 October and <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2109757825538814415" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Magunda</span></a>, in the Minembwe highlands, on 12 October. <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/13/sud-kivu-revers-pour-la-coalition-gouvernementale-plusieurs-positions-auraient-ete-abandonnees-face-aux-drones-du-m23-a-bijombo/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">SOS Medias Burundi</span></a> reported on 13 October that government-aligned forces abandoned several positions in Bijombo (<strong>Uvira territory</strong>), in the face of M23 drones. Two days of clashes between the M23 and government coalitions were also reported in <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/10/12/walungu-deux-jours-daffrontements-entre-afcm23-et-wazalendo-kaziba" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Kaziba</span></a>, <strong>Walungu territory</strong>, from 10-12 October.</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="">At a meeting in Kamanyola on 14 October, M23 announced their intention <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2110345357544574979" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">to retake Uvira</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><strong>Erik Prince</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="">Erik Prince’s Vectus Global, the company through which he has deployed mercenaries in the DRC, made U.S. headlines in recent weeks, following reports that Prince’s forces <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/erik-princes-forces-suffer-battlefield-loss-congo-former-ufc-fighter-among-2026-10-09/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">suffered battlefield losses</span></a> in South Kivu. A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/world/africa/erik-prince-congo-mercenary-kennedy-vectus-contract.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">New York Times exposé</span></a> reported on the Vectus contract and Prince’s involvement in the DRC.</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 href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/08/erik-prince-secures-dollars65m-contract-for-maintenance-of-army-aircraft,110893515-art" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Africa Intelligence</span></a> reported that Prince is on the way to secure a $65 million dollar contract to provide technical and logistical support to FARDC, particularly in aviation.</p></li></ul>
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The spokesperson for the Burundian Ministry of Security called on increased community surveillance of Banyamulenge civilians, saying “their coming and goings must be monitored and houses shouldn’t be rented out to them, especially here in Bujumbura”.</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="">Burundi has <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/08/refoules-americains-ndayishimiye-accueille-les-expulses-pendant-que-le-burundi-croule-sous-ses-propres-crises/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">already received 12 third-country nationals</span></a> expelled from the U.S., after the signature of the scheme between the two countries was made public on 29 September (see <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/P28mW2igB64_K6XfWvTMrlnZ1q7rHvSztgyJp1MrfEvLqS6tHfM46FJIHGYu8_BoiRlWOv5Fp_67AtcupBzwCLbIWIzKRe37" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Monitor #36</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="">Burundi was <a href="https://x.com/UN_HRC/status/2110066429940928762" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">reelected for its seat at the UN Human Rights Council</span></a> where it will serve its second consecutive three-year term, a vote which Human Rights Watch said “<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/12/un-burundi-set-to-win-human-rights-council-seat-despite-abuses" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">makes a mockery of the word ‘election’”</span></a>, as it was unopposed and in light of Burundi’s continued abusive human rights conditions</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="">Rwanda was awarded the bid to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/formula1/rwanda-host-f1-race-early-2030s-10-year-deal-2026-10-13/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">host a Formula One grand prix</span></a>, starting from the early 2030s. 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The African Gold Refinery (AGR) was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022, alongside Goetz and a network of companies Washington said helped finance armed groups in eastern DRC. Bloomberg’s exposé shows that Thaba Investments, which is responsible for nearly half of Uganda’s gold exports, is using some of the same trade corridors and suppliers as AGR to export gold to the UAE, while Ugandan gold exports have surged in recent years, raising suspicions that Thaba Investments is but a front for Goetz to continue his illicit activities.</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="">International Alert’s <a href="https://www.international-alert.org/madini-minerals-for-peace-and-development/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Madini project</span></a> has been running since 2019 for gold mining to more directly and equitably benefit the artisanal miners at its heart. Esther N’spau <a href="https://lnkd.in/p/gkGitN9p" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">captured life and its challenges</span></a> for mining communities in Ituri province, and the benefits of the Madini project.&nbsp;&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;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The <a href="https://x.com/BCC_RDC/status/2108279275900067886" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Congo Central Bank</span></a> announced that 2026 inflation in DRC is projected to reach 8.9% due to global fuel and food prices and domestic fiscal pressure from Ebola and conflict, a sharp increase from 2025’s 2.3%. However, thanks in large part to copper exports, GDP growth is still projected at 5.4%.</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="">Although the DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer and Africa’s largest copper producer, less than 10% of the country’s territory has been fully explored by engineers. On 6 October 6, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-launches-geological-survey-push-unlock-mineral-potential-2026-10-06/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">the DRC launched a nationwide airborne geological mapping project</span></a>, aimed to discover untapped mineral resources and attract foreign investment. It remains unclear whether the project will be transformed into public revenue and improve civilians’ living conditions.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The DRC is making efforts to reclaim control and profit&nbsp; from its natural resources and minerals. <a href="https://www.modernghana.com/news/1531739/drc-positions-itself-as-decision-centre-for-africa.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Makutano Mining</span></a>, a forum on the mining industry that will bring together government officials and business leaders from Ghana and the DRC, will take place for the first time ever in late November.&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;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="">A <a href="https://www.beaconjournal.com/press-release/story/240811/cotec-and-copper-intelligence-finalise-joint-venture-shareholder-agreement-to-target-processing-of-historical-copper-tailings-opportunities-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">joint venture between a Canadian mining company, CoTec, and Copper Intelligence</span></a>, a US-listed company whose assets are all located in the DRC, was finalized on the 29th. At the same time, it was recently reported that the DRC <a href="https://africanminingmarket.com/dr-congo-to-enforce-annual-audits-on-mining-companies-subcontracting-practices-from-2027/27063/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">would tighten regulations and enforce corporate compliance</span></a> in the mining industry beginning in 2027.<br><br>  </p></li></ul>
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Le FRN semble conçu pour élargir la base de la rébellion et réduire sa dépendance visible à l’égard du Rwanda. Il affirme reprendre les engagements de l’AFC, y compris ceux pris dans le cadre des pourparlers de Doha, mais Kinshasa ne s’est pas exprimé. <em><strong>Lisez notre section dédiée ci-dessous</strong></em>.</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="">Depuis le 10 octobre, de <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-168247_goma_gisenyi_de_nouvelles_restrictions_aux_frontieres_ravivent_les_craintes_d_isolement.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">nouvelles restrictions</a> s’appliquent aux postes-frontières entre Goma et Gisenyi (Rwanda), probablement en raison de cas d’Ebola signalés à Goma. De nombreux habitants de Goma craignent une répétition de la fermeture précédente, qui avait duré de la mi-mai au début de 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 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 citoyens et réfugiés banyamulenge continuent d’être pris pour cible au Burundi (voir <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/pAOr5PdaTvrDgKanbQZPGqu8XyO-Q-wOuCzu-o82I9a9m8TO3K-zFRf4k09iv9s9XtFmAxV7QDClvPt8B9zKd7H-vYLnz00h" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Monitor #35</a>), où les autorités ont <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/11/burundi-le-pouvoir-expose-13-presumes-espions-et-designe-les-banyamulenge-a-la-vindicte/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">présenté 13 présumés espions</a>, accusés d’espionner pour le compte du Rwanda et de collaborer avec Twirwaneho et RED-Tabara. Le porte-parole du ministère burundais de la Sécurité a appelé à renforcer la surveillance communautaire des civils banyamulenge : « Il faut surveiller leurs déplacements et ne plus leur louer de maisons, surtout ici à Bujumbura ».</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 14 octobre, les autorités belges ont perquisitionné plusieurs résidences de la famille Tshisekedi – <a href="https://www.lesoir.be/776844/article/2026-10-14/les-quartiers-du-clan-tshisekedi-perquisitionnes-par-la-justice-belge" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">dont la villa du couple présidentiel</a> – à Bruxelles et dans d’autres communes, dans le cadre d’une enquête pour blanchiment d’argent. Les plaignants allèguent que la famille Tshisekedi s’est rendue coupable d’<a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20261014-belgique-perquisitions-chez-des-membres-de-la-famille-du-pr%C3%A9sident-congolais-f%C3%A9lix-tshisekedi" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">exploitation minière illégale dans la province du Katanga</a>.</p></li></ul>
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Trois hauts responsables du M23/AFC, Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa et Sultani Makenga (qui reste le chef militaire du M23), ont été nommés vice-présidents. Le mouvement a déclaré vouloir « <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20261013-ex-drc-president-kabila-to-lead-new-politico-military-alliance-with-m23-rebels" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">mettre un terme à la tyrannie par tous les moyens, y compris la force</a> ». L’annonce est intervenue trois jours après une <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/09/joseph-kabila-le-congo-est-en-peril-il-annonce-de-prochaines-initiatives" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">adresse à la nation</a> le 9 octobre, au cours de laquelle Kabila a critiqué le leadership du président Félix Tshisekedi. Il a accusé le gouvernement d’aggraver l’insécurité, de restreindre les libertés politiques et de porter atteinte à l’ordre constitutionnel.</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="">Pourquoi cette nouvelle alliance a-t-elle été créée ? La création du FRN semble être une tentative d’élargir la base de la rébellion, d’attirer des soutiens politiques et militaires supplémentaires, de renforcer et de projeter une légitimité, afin de renverser à terme Tshisekedi. Le groupe cherche probablement aussi à réduire sa dépendance à l’égard du Rwanda (ou l’apparence de celle-ci). Il pourrait attirer des membres de la coalition C64, désillusionnés par la mobilisation pacifique après l’échec de leur tentative de mobilisation du 15 septembre (voir <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/pAOr5PdaTvrDgKanbQZPGqu8XyO-Q-wOuCzu-o82I9a9m8TO3K-zFRf4k09iv9s9XtFmAxV7QDClvPt8B9zKd7H-vYLnz00h" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Monitor #35</a>) et qui ne croient pas à l’offre de dialogue national de Tshisekedi. Il tentera aussi vraisemblablement d’attirer des officiers des FARDC et des combattants de groupes rebelles alliés, qui pourraient voir dans le FRN une perspective plus attrayante que celles actuellement offertes par Kinshasa.</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="">Quelles sont les chances de succès du FRN ? Sur le terrain, cette annonce n’entraîne aucun changement significatif, et on ne voit pas comment le FRN entend mobiliser des soutiens politiques et militaires supplémentaires que l’AFC n’aurait pas déjà pu obtenir. Bien que <em>certains</em> combattants puissent changer de camp et rejoindre le FRN, nombre d’entre eux, parmi les forces gouvernementales comme parmi les groupes rebelles alliés, restent fermement opposés, sur le plan idéologique, au projet du FRN. Sur le plan politique, l’annonce a déjà <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-168333_la_creation_du_frn_par_joseph_kabila_fragilise_davantage_le_pprd_entre_departs_de_cadres_et_dirigeants_detenus.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">provoqué des défections</a> au sein du parti de Kabila, le PPRD. Toute tentative d’escalade militaire devra en outre composer avec les FARDC, soutenues par des troupes burundaises et des mercenaires, et avec les États-Unis, dont Tshisekedi semble avoir obtenu le soutien en échange de concessions minières, et qui ont déjà sanctionné Kabila. Le M23 conserve néanmoins l’avantage militaire sur le terrain, et la création du FRN pourrait aussi contraindre l’Ouganda, accusé de complaisance, voire de soutien, envers le M23, à clarifier son alignement régional. Un FRN explicitement aligné sur l’Ouganda ferait basculer davantage la région dans la spirale de la guerre. Si l’ambition du FRN de prendre Kinshasa ne devrait pas se concrétiser de sitôt, sa création confirme aussi que la paix est peut-être plus lointaine encore.</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;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="">Quel impact sur les processus de paix ? Le FRN a annoncé, dans un communiqué partagé le <a href="https://x.com/LawrenceKanyuka/status/2110515039337627891" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">14 octobre</a>, qu’il reprendrait les engagements de l’AFC, « y compris ceux pris dans le cadre des négociations de Doha ». L’ambassadeur des États-Unis auprès de l’ONU a appelé la RDC et le M23 à « <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-great-lakes-region/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">s’appuyer, par le biais de leur alliance rebaptisée, sur les progrès réalisés en Suisse pour conclure les protocoles de Doha restants</a> ». Kinshasa ne s’est toutefois pas encore exprimé et pourrait refuser de poursuivre les négociations avec ce front rebaptisé. Reste à voir si les prochains pourparlers, initialement prévus fin octobre, <a href="https://x.com/wembi_steve/status/2110632111350632819" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">auront lieu comme prévu</a>.</p>
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Les autorités sanitaires ont lancé un traçage des contacts et renforcé la surveillance aux postes-frontières, 28 contacts proches ayant été initialement identifiés pour suivi. Ce cas marque une évolution transfrontalière significative de l’épidémie congolaise en cours et ravive les craintes d’une transmission régionale. <a href="https://x.com/StanysBujakera/status/2110444129050075353" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Un deuxième cas</a>, un proche du premier patient, a été confirmé le 13 octobre.</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="">Une <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/how-trumps-america-first-policy-hit-ebola-response-congo-2026-10-06/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">enquête de Reuters</a> a révélé que les changements de politique du gouvernement des États-Unis ont compliqué les efforts internationaux pour contenir l’épidémie d’Ebola en RDC. Les restrictions sur les évacuations médicales, la fermeture des programmes de l’USAID et la réduction de la participation des États-Unis ont affaibli les capacités opérationnelles. Selon l’enquête, la proportion de volontaires médicaux américains dans les centres de traitement congolais a considérablement diminué, accentuant la pression sur le personnel de santé local alors que l’épidémie progresse rapidement.</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 experts de l’OMS <a href="https://macaubusiness.com/dr-congo-ebola-vaccine-trial-to-begin-within-weeks-who/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">s’attendent à ce que l’essai vaccinal Tumaini</a> démarre en RDC d’ici la fin octobre. Il testera si Ervebo, approuvé contre l’espèce Zaïre, protège contre Bundibugyo, pour lequel aucun vaccin ni traitement n’est approuvé. Des candidats vaccins d’Oxford et de Moderna pourraient s’y ajouter ultérieurement. Médecins sans frontières recueille par ailleurs, séparément, des données sur Ervebo auprès de volontaires parmi les soignants de première ligne, ce qui ne constitue pas un essai clinique complet. Les conseillers de l’OMS indiquent que l’insécurité et les déplacements de population entravent la prise en charge, la surveillance et la recherche.</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 <a href="https://news.un.org/fr/story/2026/10/1159638" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Coordonnateur humanitaire de l’ONU pour la RDC</a> a appelé la communauté internationale à fournir un financement humanitaire soutenu et à garantir la sécurité des civils et des travailleurs humanitaires. Cette année en RDC, <a href="https://aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-urges-sustained-international-support-for-dr-congo-as-humanitarian-crises-deepen/4083701" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">343 travailleurs humanitaires</a> ont été attaqués ou pris pour cible, ce qui a fait huit morts. Plus de 26 millions de personnes sont en situation d’insécurité alimentaire, et plus de 4 millions d’enfants de moins de 5 ans souffrent de malnutrition. L’ONU vise à mobiliser 2,13 milliards de dollars, mais fait actuellement face à un déficit de financement d’environ 1 milliard de dollars.</p></li></ul>
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Le 11 octobre, <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/12/actualite/securite/au-moins-45-morts-et-des-armes-recuperees-dans-des-affrontements-entre" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">des dizaines de combattants de la CODECO auraient été tués</a> par des engins explosifs attribués à la CRP à Lenga et Lokpa. Cela est intervenu alors que le chef de la CRP, Thomas Lubanga, <a href="https://observer.ug/news/drc-rebel-leader-lubanga-declares-ceasefire-after-meeting-museveni/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">a réaffirmé son engagement en faveur d’un cessez-le-feu</a> le 10 octobre en Ouganda, à l’issue d’entretiens avec le président ougandais Museveni et des responsables congolais à Entebbe. Le gouverneur militaire de l’Ituri a <a href="https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-168280_ituri_de_retour_de_kampala_le_gouverneur_militaire_appelle_a_privilegier_le_dialogue_pour_resoudre_les_conflits.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">appelé au dialogue</a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">Fidèle à son mode opératoire d’attaques de représailles, la CODECO a mené plusieurs attaques contre des déplacés et des personnes de retour, tuant au moins 11 civils qui venaient de regagner leurs localités à <a href="https://buniaactualite.cd/ituri-au-moins-11-civils-tues-par-codeco-de-nouvelles-inquietudes-sur-la-securite-des-deplaces/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Maze</a> les 8 et 9 octobre. Le 10 octobre, des combattants de la CODECO ont <a href="https://buniaactualite.cd/ituri-une-nouvelle-attaque-de-la-milice-codeco-contre-des-deplaces-retournes/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">attaqué plusieurs villages</a> de Bahema Badjere où des déplacés avaient commencé à rentrer, incendiant plus de 35 habitations et laissant au moins 10 personnes portées disparues, selon la société civile locale. Le 12 octobre, la CODECO a attaqué le <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/13/actualite/securite/au-moins-5-000-deplaces-fuient-leurs-sites-apres-des-menaces-dattaques" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">site de déplacés de Rhoo</a>, tuant au moins 4 déplacés et en blessant plusieurs. Les Casques bleus de la MONUSCO sont intervenus pour repousser l’assaut. Environ 5 000 personnes ont fui Rhoo et un autre site.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;" class="">Les attaques des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) se sont également poursuivies dans les territoires d’Irumu et de Mambasa. Le 6 octobre, <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/07/actualite/securite/fuyant-lattaque-des-adf-trois-enfants-dirumu-meurent-dans-le-naufrage" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">trois enfants se sont noyés dans la rivière Ituri</a> alors que leurs familles fuyaient une attaque contre le village de Bagalaba, où des habitations ont été incendiées. La société civile locale a critiqué la lenteur de la réponse des FARDC et de la MONUSCO. Le 7 octobre, <a href="https://actualite.cd/2026/10/09/mambasa-deux-civils-tues-dans-une-attaque-des-adf-longela" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">deux civils ont été tués à Longela</a>, cinquième attaque présumée des ADF dans la zone depuis le début du mois, avec 11 civils tués au total selon certaines informations.</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>Lignes de front du M23</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 organisations de défense des droits humains accusent le M23 d’avoir torturé et tué quatre jeunes hommes à Goma, dont les corps ont été retrouvés dans le lac Kivu les <a href="https://beninwebtv.com/en/drc-tshisekedi-rallies-lome-luanda-and-brazzaville-for-fdlr-surrender/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">11 et 12 octobre</a>, les mains et les pieds liés et portant des traces de torture.</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="">Au Nord-Kivu, les combats se sont concentrés dans le sud du <strong>territoire de Masisi</strong>, où les FARDC et leurs alliés auraient <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/10/08/masisi-larmee-et-lafcm23-saffrontent-autour-de-ngungu-et-kasaki" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">repris de nombreuses localités</a> autour de Rubaya et de Ngungu.</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="">Dans le <strong>territoire de Fizi</strong>, au Sud-Kivu, les milices wazalendo affirment avoir repris <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2109240038215110892" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Timbyangoma et Kwasabuni</a> le 11 octobre, puis <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2109757825538814415" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Magunda</a>, dans les hauts plateaux de Minembwe, le 12 octobre. <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/13/sud-kivu-revers-pour-la-coalition-gouvernementale-plusieurs-positions-auraient-ete-abandonnees-face-aux-drones-du-m23-a-bijombo/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">SOS Médias Burundi</a> a rapporté le 13 octobre que des forces alignées sur le gouvernement ont abandonné plusieurs positions à Bijombo (<strong>territoire d’Uvira</strong>) face aux drones du M23. Deux jours d’affrontements entre le M23 et les coalitions gouvernementales ont également été signalés à <a href="https://actualite.cd/index.php/2026/10/12/walungu-deux-jours-daffrontements-entre-afcm23-et-wazalendo-kaziba" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Kaziba</a>, dans le <strong>territoire de Walungu</strong>, du 10 au 12 octobre.</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="">Lors d’une réunion à Kamanyola le 14 octobre, le M23 a annoncé son intention de <a href="https://x.com/michombero/status/2110345357544574979" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">reprendre Uvira</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>Erik Prince</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="">Vectus Global, la société d’Erik Prince par l’intermédiaire de laquelle il a déployé des mercenaires en RDC, a fait la une de la presse américaine ces dernières semaines, après des informations selon lesquelles les forces de Prince auraient <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/erik-princes-forces-suffer-battlefield-loss-congo-former-ufc-fighter-among-2026-10-09/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">subi des pertes au combat</a> au Sud-Kivu. Un <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/world/africa/erik-prince-congo-mercenary-kennedy-vectus-contract.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">reportage d’enquête du New York Times</a> est revenu sur le contrat de Vectus et sur l’implication de Prince en RDC.</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=""><a href="https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-africa/2026/10/08/erik-prince-secures-dollars65m-contract-for-maintenance-of-army-aircraft,110893515-art" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Africa Intelligence</a> a rapporté que Prince est en passe d’obtenir un contrat de 65 millions de dollars pour fournir un soutien technique et logistique aux FARDC, notamment dans le domaine aérien.</p></li></ul>
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Le porte-parole du ministère burundais de la Sécurité a appelé à renforcer la surveillance communautaire des civils banyamulenge : « Il faut surveiller leurs déplacements et ne plus leur louer de maisons, surtout ici à Bujumbura ».</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 Burundi a <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2026/10/08/refoules-americains-ndayishimiye-accueille-les-expulses-pendant-que-le-burundi-croule-sous-ses-propres-crises/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">déjà reçu 12 ressortissants de pays tiers</a> expulsés des États-Unis, après que la signature de l’accord entre les deux pays a été rendue publique le 29 septembre (voir <a href="https://www.paema.ngo/campaigns/view-campaign/P28mW2igB64_K6XfWvTMrlnZ1q7rHvSztgyJp1MrfEvLqS6tHfM46FJIHGYu8_BoiRlWOv5Fp_67AtcupBzwCLbIWIzKRe37" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Monitor #36</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 Burundi a été <a href="https://x.com/UN_HRC/status/2110066429940928762" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">réélu à son siège au Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU</a>, où il effectuera un deuxième mandat consécutif de trois ans. Human Rights Watch a affirmé que ce vote « <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/12/un-burundi-set-to-win-human-rights-council-seat-despite-abuses" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">tourne en dérision le mot “élection”</a> », le Burundi n’ayant eu aucun concurrent et compte tenu de la situation persistante de violations des droits humains dans le 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="">Le Rwanda a obtenu le droit d’<a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/formula1/rwanda-host-f1-race-early-2030s-10-year-deal-2026-10-13/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">accueillir un Grand Prix de Formule 1</a> à partir du début des années 2030. Le Rwanda sera le premier pays africain à accueillir la F1 depuis l’Afrique du Sud, qui a organisé la dernière course en 1993 et était en concurrence avec le Rwanda pour cette candidature. Amnesty International a qualifié l’accord de « <a href="https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/formula-1-deal-a-sportswashing-prize-for-the-rwandan-authorities/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">prix du sportswashing pour les autorités rwandaises</a> ».</p></li></ul>
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L’African Gold Refinery (AGR) a été sanctionnée par les États-Unis en 2022, de même que Goetz et un réseau d’entreprises que Washington accuse d’avoir contribué à financer des groupes armés dans l’est de la RDC. L’enquête de Bloomberg montre que Thaba Investments, qui représente près de la moitié des exportations d’or de l’Ouganda, utilise en partie les mêmes corridors commerciaux et fournisseurs qu’AGR pour exporter de l’or vers les Émirats arabes unis, tandis que les exportations ougandaises d’or ont fortement augmenté ces dernières années, ce qui alimente les soupçons selon lesquels Thaba Investments ne serait qu’une façade permettant à Goetz de poursuivre ses activités illicites.</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 <a href="https://www.international-alert.org/madini-minerals-for-peace-and-development/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">projet Madini</a> d’International Alert, en cours depuis 2019, vise à ce que l’extraction d’or profite de manière plus directe et plus équitable aux mineurs artisanaux qui en sont au cœur. Esther N’spau a <a href="https://lnkd.in/p/gkGitN9p" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">documenté la vie quotidienne et ses difficultés</a> dans les communautés minières de la province de l’Ituri, ainsi que les bénéfices du projet Madini.</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 <a href="https://x.com/BCC_RDC/status/2108279275900067886" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Banque centrale du Congo</a> a annoncé que l’inflation en RDC devrait atteindre 8,9 % en 2026, en raison des prix mondiaux des carburants et des denrées alimentaires et des pressions budgétaires internes liées à Ebola et au conflit, soit une forte hausse par rapport aux 2,3 % de 2025. Toutefois, grâce en grande partie aux exportations de cuivre, la croissance du PIB devrait rester de 5,4 %.</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="">Bien que la RDC soit le premier producteur mondial de cobalt et le premier producteur africain de cuivre, moins de 10 % de son territoire a été pleinement exploré par des ingénieurs. Le 6 octobre, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-launches-geological-survey-push-unlock-mineral-potential-2026-10-06/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">la RDC a lancé un projet national de cartographie géologique aéroportée</a>, destiné à découvrir des ressources minérales inexploitées et à attirer des investissements étrangers. On ne sait pas encore si ce projet se traduira par des recettes publiques et par une amélioration des conditions de vie des civils.</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 RDC s’efforce de reprendre le contrôle de ses ressources naturelles et minérales et d’en tirer profit. <a href="https://www.modernghana.com/news/1531739/drc-positions-itself-as-decision-centre-for-africa.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">Makutano Mining</a>, un forum sur l’industrie minière qui réunira des responsables gouvernementaux et des chefs d’entreprise du Ghana et de la RDC, se tiendra pour la première fois fin novembre.</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="">Une <a href="https://www.beaconjournal.com/press-release/story/240811/cotec-and-copper-intelligence-finalise-joint-venture-shareholder-agreement-to-target-processing-of-historical-copper-tailings-opportunities-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">coentreprise entre la société minière canadienne CoTec et Copper Intelligence</a>, une société cotée aux États-Unis dont tous les actifs sont situés en RDC, a été finalisée le 29. Par ailleurs, il a été récemment annoncé que la RDC <a href="https://africanminingmarket.com/dr-congo-to-enforce-annual-audits-on-mining-companies-subcontracting-practices-from-2027/27063/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#51945e !important;">renforcerait la réglementation et ferait respecter la conformité des entreprises</a> dans l’industrie minière à partir de 2027.</p></li></ul>
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