By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Activities tentatively resumed on 9 November 2026 in Bulambika, in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, the day after the locality was captured by RFN rebels. Economic and social life is restarting following the occupation, according to Actualite.cd.
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9 NovDR Congo's FARDC and FRN halt fighting in Mindjendje, North Kivu
9 NovFRN takes Bunyakiri and Bulambika in South KivuThe Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) took control of the centre of Bulambika, in Kalehe territory in South Kivu, on Sunday 8 November 2026, after the withdrawal of the FARDC and Wazalendo, according to several local sources cited by Actualité.cd. The advance consolidates the rebels' presence in the Bunyakiri area and raises fears of a move towards Hombo, about 30 kilometres away, on the border with North Kivu.
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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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Rebels from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) have taken control of Bulambika, in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, following 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 quoted by Actualite.cd.
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The towns of Kalonge and Bitale, in Kalehe territory in 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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DR Congo gets UN to note its demand for withdrawal of Rwandan troopsDR Congo asked the UN Human Rights Council to take note of the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from its territory, the Congolese human rights minister told the Council of Ministers on 6 November. The move builds on the interactive dialogue of 2 October 2026 in Geneva, where states almost unanimously condemned violations attributed to Rwanda and its AFC/M23 allies, according to the official account.
Bangui: Lycée des Martyrs rehabilitated after the violenceNational Education Minister Aurélien Simplice Zingas announced the construction of a borehole and the distribution of textbooks and school desks to Bangui's Lycée des Martyrs, after violence that left several people injured. A student representative knelt to apologise to the government and the security forces, according to Centra News.The week in Africa
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