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The fighting caused near-total disruption of activities in the Bwito chiefdom, particularly in the localities of Mbandaka, Nyanzale, Kikuku, and Kibirizi.</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 September 6, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/visiting-ituri-jean-pierre-lacroix-pleads-concrete-actions-favor-peace" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Jean-Pierre Lacroix visited Ituri province</span></a>, where he reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to supporting efforts to bring about lasting peace and pledged to work with the Congolese government on concrete steps&nbsp; to reach this goal.&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;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 September 8, Civil society in South Kivu <a href="https://pamojakwaamani.org/special-number-of-08-sept-25-urgent-call-for-the-pamoja-kwa-amani-consortium-in-relation-to-the-stretched-situation-in-uvira-in-south-kivu/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">has called for calm</span></a> following rising tensions in Uvira (South Kivu) following the September 1 appointment of General Olivier Gasita Mukunda as deputy commander of the 33rd military region of the FARDC. Accused of collaborating with the M23 during the taking of Bukavu in February, Gasita’s nomination<a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/09/05/actualite/securite/trois-morts-dans-des-manifestations-des-wazalendo-contre-la-nomination" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;"> sparked Wazalendo protests in Uvira that left three people dead.&nbsp;</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="">Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/death-toll-2-attacks-islamic-state-affiliated-rebels-congo-climbs-89-rcna230516" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">killed at least 89 people</span></a> in a <a href="https://www.dw.com/fr/rdc-attaques-simultanees-adf-nord-kivu/a-73940564" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">series of attacks</span></a> in North Kivu over the past week. 71 people were killed at a funeral in Nyoto (Lubero territory) on Monday, September 9, and 18 more died in a separate attack in Beni on Tuesday, September 10.</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="">Médecins Sans Frontières warns of a surge in violence in Ituri province that is <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/09/10/actualite/securite/msf-alerte-sur-la-flambee-de-violences-meurtrieres-en-ituri" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">overwhelming the region’s limited medical facilities</span></a>.</p></li></ul>
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Les combats ont provoqué une perturbation quasi totale des activités dans la chefferie de Bwito, en particulier dans les localités de Mbandaka, Nyanzale, Kikuku et Kibirizi.</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 6 septembre, le Secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de paix des Nations Unies, <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/visiting-ituri-jean-pierre-lacroix-pleads-concrete-actions-favor-peace" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Jean-Pierre Lacroix, s'est rendu dans la province de l'Ituri</span></a>. Il a renouvelé l'engagement des Nations Unies à soutenir les initiatives pour une paix durable et confirmé la volonté de collaborer avec le gouvernement congolais sur des actions concrètes afin d’atteindre cet objectif.</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 8 septembre, la société civile du Sud-Kivu a lancé <a href="https://pamojakwaamani.org/numero-special-du-08-sept-25-appel-urgent-du-consortium-pamoja-kwa-amani-en-rapport-avec-la-situation-tendue-a-uvira-au-sud-kivu/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">un appel au calme à la suite de la montée des tensions observée à Uvira</span></a> (Sud-Kivu), consécutive à la nomination, le 1er septembre, du général Olivier Gasita Mukunda au poste de commandant adjoint de la 33e région militaire des FARDC. La nomination du Général Gasita, accusé de collaboration avec le M23 lors de la prise de Bukavu en février dernier, <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/09/05/actualite/securite/trois-morts-dans-des-manifestations-des-wazalendo-contre-la-nomination" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">a suscité des mouvements de protestation des Wazalendo et populations locales</span></a>, qui ont fait trois morts.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Les rebelles des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/death-toll-2-attacks-islamic-state-affiliated-rebels-congo-climbs-89-rcna230516" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">ont tué au moins 89 personnes</span></a> lors <a href="https://www.dw.com/fr/rdc-attaques-simultanees-adf-nord-kivu/a-73940564" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">d’une série d’attaques perpétrées dans la province du Nord-Kivu</span></a> cette semaine. 71 personnes ont été tuées lors d’une procession funéraire à Nyoto (territoire de Lubero) le lundi 9 septembre, tandis que 18 autres ont perdu la vie lors d’une attaque distincte survenue à Beni le mardi 10 septembre.</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="">Médecins Sans Frontières signale une augmentation des actes de violence en Ituri, qui <a href="https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/09/10/actualite/securite/msf-alerte-sur-la-flambee-de-violences-meurtrieres-en-ituri" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">affecte les capacités d'accueil des infrastructures médicales dans cette région</span></a>.</p></li></ul>
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