Fighters from the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) have returned to the areas of Kateku and Kanune in Walikale Territory, North Kivu, after leaving the zones just two days earlier. Their return on Saturday, March 28, 2026, has raised concerns among local residents.

The AFC/M23 coalition (Alliance Fleuve Congo) has moved to clarify ongoing troop movements across multiple frontlines, describing them as routine military rotations rather than signs of escalation in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has voiced serious concerns about the country’s future, warning that ongoing political and security challenges could push the nation toward collapse.

Members of RPF Inkotanyi (FPR Inkotanyi) in Rubavu Sector have vowed to intensify efforts to eliminate long-standing smuggling activities in the border area with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have begun formal scrutiny of the Washington Agreement signed with Rwanda, setting in motion a critical legislative process to ratify the landmark peace deal.

Fresh fighting has broken out in the highlands of Uvira, in the southern part of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, involving the Congolese army (FARDC) and AFC/M23 rebel fighters.

The United States has condemned a drone strike that targeted civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, urging all parties involved in the conflict to respect ceasefire commitments and protect civilians as well as humanitarian personnel.

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) coalition has announced that it handed over more than 5,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) who had been captured during fighting in eastern DR Congo to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).