Fragile calm in Kambali, DR Congo, after army-rebel fighting
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
A fragile calm settled on Saturday 14 November 2026 in the locality of Kambali, in Kalehe territory (South Kivu), after two days of clashes between the Congolese army and the rebels of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN). According to Actualite.cd, the situation remains precarious in the locality.
A precarious calm prevailed on Saturday 14 November in Kambali, in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, after two days of fierce clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and rebels of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), according to Actualité.cd.
The fighting had begun before the lull observed on Saturday, Actualité.cd reports. The FRN is the rebel movement led by Joseph Kabila in eastern DR Congo.
The lull comes a day after fighting between the FRN and the army continued in Kambali, as reported on 13 November, and follows the FRN’s announcement on the same day that it had taken Nindja, in the neighbouring territory of Kabare.
The fighting in Kambali is part of a series of clashes between the FARDC and the FRN in South Kivu and North Kivu, following in particular the FRN’s capture of Kalonge and Bitale on 7 November.
