Kabila’s FRN retakes Kimete and Kabanju in South Kivu
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by Joseph Kabila, says it has retaken control of Kimete and Kabanju, on the Minembwe highlands, after heavy fighting against the FARDC, according to Colonel Fidel Rugabo. Clashes are also reported in Masisi and Kalehe, according to the FRN.
The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by former president Joseph Kabila, says it has regained full control of the localities of Kimete and Kabanju, in the Lulenge sector on the Minembwe highlands, in Fizi territory. Colonel Fidel Rugabo, FRN official on the Minembwe axis, announced this on his X account after heavy fighting against the Kinshasa-Gitega coalition. According to him, "the enemy has been routed and has abandoned its positions".
The FRN also reports clashes at Point Zéro, Rugezi, Nyarurango and Rugomero, in the same area. The movement also says it suffered attacks by the FARDC, the Congolese army, at Kadasomwa, Kidoveri and Kalongi, in Kalehe territory, also in South Kivu.
In the neighbouring province of North Kivu, fighting between the FRN and the FARDC has been recorded at Kazinga and Mahanga, in Masisi territory. This fighting follows the capture of Bunyakiri et Bulambika announced on Monday.
