Epicentre of the M23 war (now under the FRN banner), ADF violence (Beni/Lubero) and dozens of Mai-Mai/Nyatura groups. Goma has been rebel-held since Jan 2025; the Walikale and Masisi/Rutshuru fronts were active again in late Oct 2026.
Recent (to 3 Nov 2026)
- Late Oct 2026: Walikale and Rutshuru fighting (Oct 2026); new displacement in Walikale.
Active here
- ADF
- AFC
- APCLS
- Agemira RDC
- CMC-FDP
- Congo Protection (RALF)
- FDLR
- FPP-AP (Kabido)
- FRN
- M23
- Mai-Mai Kabishula
- Mai-Mai Kifuafua
- Mai-Mai Ngubito
- NDC-R (Bwira faction)
- NDC-R (Guidon faction)
- Nyatura Abazungu
- PARECO-FF
- RUD-Urunana
- UPLC (Mai-Mai Kyandenga-Mazembe)
- VDP
- Wazalendo
Key events here
Media
Eastern DRC, late Oct 2026 (self-made map; control shown as points named in reporting, not areas). See 01 Situation Report.