By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu are forcing a growing number of cocoa producers to temporarily abandon their plantations, fearing encounters with fighters. The insecurity threatens farming activities in eastern DR Congo, following two new attacks reported this week, reports RFI.
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Fighting in eastern DRC is part of a political crisis and a constitutional debate.
7 NovADF raid kills 33 civilians and forces Ebola patients to flee
7 NovFRN takes control of Kalonge and Bitale in South Kivu
7 NovFARDC repel new FRN attempt to retake MahangaAn attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least 37 civilians on the night of Thursday 5 to Friday 6 November in Cantine, about 60 kilometres west of Beni, in North Kivu. The incursion also caused homes, shops and health facilities to be burned, according to RFI.
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Justin Kataliko, a nurse at Les Bernadins clinic in Beni, died on 5 November 2026 from Ebola. The death comes a week after two young Congolese doctors died and adds to several deaths among healthcare workers in eastern DR Congo, Actualite.cd reports.
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Journaliste en danger reports two physical attacks against journalists within 48 hours in Oïcha, North Kivu, and Bafwasende, Tshopo, as they worked on information related to Ebola. The first journalist was beaten and hospitalised before being discharged on 5 November, according to JED.
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Heavy rain tears roofs from homes and school in Mudaka, South KivuHeavy rain accompanied by strong winds tore roofs from several homes and MIKENZI Primary School in Mudaka, South Kivu, on 6 November. Families spent the night without shelter and classes have been disrupted, according to Le Courrier de Bukavu.
Cameroon nationalises the Kribi and Dibamba power plantsThe Cameroonian State is taking full control of the Kribi and Dibamba thermal power plants, until now majority-owned by Globeleq. These assets, essential to the southern interconnected grid, pass under public control after negotiations linked in particular to Eneo's payment delays, according to Actu Cameroun.The week in Africa
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