By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Heavy fighting resumed on 8 November in Bitale, in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, between the RFN armed group and the Congolese armed forces backed by the Wazalendo. The fighting resumed in the afternoon, according to Actualite.cd.
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7 NovADF raid kills 33 civilians and forces Ebola patients to fleeThe towns of Kalonge and Bitale, in the Kalehe territory of South Kivu, came under the control of rebels of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) on 7 November, according to Actualite.cd. According to witnesses cited by a local radio station, the rebels entered Bitale on Saturday morning, after overrunning the positions of the Congolese army and Wazalendo militiamen.
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Rebels from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) have taken control of Bulambika, in Kalehe territory in South Kivu, after the withdrawal of the FARDC and their Wazalendo allies. The advance comes 24 hours after the capture of Bitale and threatens the road linking Bukavu to Hombo, according to several local sources cited by Actualite.cd.
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Katasomwa, in the Mubugu highlands of South Kivu, returned to FARDC-Wazalendo coalition control on Saturday evening, 7 November 2026. The takeover comes in an area recently marked by several shifts in control between armed groups and Congolese forces, reports Actualite.cd.
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A woman and her seven-year-old daughter were killed by armed men on the night of 5 to 6 November 2026 in Kamakombe, in Kabare territory in South Kivu. The double killing occurred amid persistent armed violence in eastern DR Congo, according to Actualite.cd.
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Semuliki bridge reopens after five days of worksTraffic resumed on 7 November on the Semuliki bridge, on the road linking Beni to Kasindi, after five days of closure for rehabilitation works ordered by the military governor of North Kivu. The reopening restores the movement of people and goods between DR Congo and Uganda, according to Kivu Morning Post.
Gabon obtains 300 million yuan from Beijing and nine agreements on SOGARA and BelingaLe président gabonais Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema a achevé une visite d'État de cinq jours en Chine, ponctuée de six mémorandums signés à Pékin et de trois protocoles à Shanghai, ainsi que d'un don chinois de 300 millions de yuans. Les projets retenus incluent la modernisation de la raffinerie de la SOGARA et le développement du chemin de fer de Belinga, avec un responsable et un calendrier par chantier, selon la présidence gabonaise.The week in Africa
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