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Katasomwa returns to FARDC-Wazalendo control in South Kivu

By , based on Actualité.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.

The Katasomwa agglomeration, in the Mubugu highlands, Kalehe territory, came under the control of the FARDC-Wazalendo coalition on the evening of Saturday, 7 November 2026, according to Actualité.cd.

The takeover came as the FRN had taken control of several localities in South Kivu, notably Kalonge and Bitale on 7 November, before new fighting in Bitale on 8 November, according to reports by Actualité.cd. It follows the recapture of Mahanga and Kilongo by the Congolese army in Masisi on 5 November. the recapture of Mahanga and Kilongo and the fighting in Bitale are part of this succession of clashes in eastern DR Congo.

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