By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
An attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least 37 civilians on Thursday 5 November in North Kivu, about 60 kilometres west of Beni. The Congolese army, the FARDC in North Kivu, attributed the massacre to the Islamic State-affiliated group, according to RFI.
An incursion by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed several civilians, set fire to houses and looted property in Makeu, in Lubero territory, North Kivu. The attack, carried out on the morning of 3 November, targeted a recently resettled village, according to Samuel Kaeni, president of the civil society organisation in the Bapere sector.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
At least 35 civilians were killed in an attack attributed to ADF-MTM in the night of 5 to 6 November 2026 in Cantine-Aloya, on the border of Beni and Lubero territories, North Kivu, according to Actualité.cd. More than 50 homes, motorcycles and a vehicle were burned, while several nearby villages were looted.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kivu Morning Post ·
Fresh fighting has pitted the FARDC against the Front pour la refondation de la Nation (FRN) since the morning of Thursday 5 November at Kibati, in the Luberike groupement, in Walikale territory, North Kivu, according to Actualité.cd. Detonations were heard from 5 am and the Congolese army was backed by the Wazalendo militias.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
An attack attributed to Boko Haram on the night of 4 to 5 November 2026 in Koza, in Mayo-Tsanaga department in the Far North, killed seven people, including four civilians. Shops and compounds were looted, according to Journal du Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
DR Congo and US seek to accelerate preparatory work on Grand IngaThe DR Congo-US steering committee is calling for technical, financial, institutional, legal and regulatory work on the Grand Inga project to be accelerated. The parties also want to mobilise public and private funding and involve multilateral banks, according to the DR Congo's Ministry of National Economy.
MINUSCA and UNICEF strengthen medical suppliesMINUSCA chief Valentine Rugwabiza visited the UNICEF warehouse in Bangui on 5 November, which is dedicated to delivering medicines and medical equipment to remote areas. A representative of the Central African health ministry said the supply chain should improve the availability of reliable products and limit the circulation of poor-quality medicines.The week in Africa
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