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Fighting breaks out between Wazalendo and AFC/M23 in Masisi

By , based on Actualité.cd

Map: Masisi, DR Congo

Clashes pitted the Wazalendo against AFC/M23 rebels on 5 September 2026 in the villages of Shango and Mahanga. These localities are in the Nyamaboko 1st groupement, in Masisi territory, in North Kivu province, according to Actualité.cd.

Fighting has broken out on Saturday 5 September between the Wazalendo and AFC/M23 rebels in the villages of Shango and Mahanga, in Butsike, in the Nyamaboko 1st groupement, in North Kivu. The Wazalendo launched simultaneous offensives against AFC/M23 positions in these two villages in the Osso Banyungu sector, according to several local sources.

Heavy and small-arms fire has been heard since the start of the operations, the same sources report. The intensity of the fighting has raised concern among residents of the area, in Masisi territory.

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