10–12 Oct 2026, Goma: former president Joseph Kabila takes the head of the new Front pour la Refondation de la Nation with Nangaa, Bisimwa and Makenga as vice-presidents; on 14 Oct it dissolves the AFC. It is the first time Kabila openly leads the rebellion Kinshasa has long accused him of backing. Belgium condemned the turn to armed struggle (per diplomatic sources in Congolese press). Fighting resumed on several fronts within two weeks.
Area of operation: North Kivu