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For the fourth day in a row, even after the signing of the DRC-Rwanda peace deal, clashes continue on the Ruzizi plain and the hills nearby. Reports of airstrikes and drones being used, and residents of Luvungi were seen fleeing the fighting

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Fighting has raged for the fourth consecutive day between the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and AFC/M23 (Armed Forces of the Congo/M23) fighters in several areas of South Kivu, including Kaziba, Kamanyola, Lubarika, and Rurambo. The Congolese army claims to have repelled an M23/AFC attempt to advance toward the hills of Rurambo. It also denounces bombings, which it alleges originated from the Bugarama area, that struck homes and civilian infrastructure, including schools and churches, causing civilian casualties. The AFC/M23, for its part, accuses the Burundian army of being responsible for these bombings.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective immediately, they have halted immigration and naturalization processes for individuals originating from nineteen countries, with these including: Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen

DR Congo military says Rwandan forces and M23-AFC jointly attacked FARDC positions in South Kivu, violating the ceasefire and threatening ongoing US- and Qatar-led peace efforts

DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi’s spokesperson Tina Salama says any peace deal must exclude integrating or mixing M23 fighters into state structures

DR Congo: The army carried out airstrikes targeting AFC/M23 positions in Kibati (Walikale) and Kasopo (Masisi)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 22 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Eastern DRC: 89 civilians were killed by the ADF group in one week, according to the UN Mission

DRC: Landslide at Kalando mining site causes dozens of deaths

Peace agreement signed between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the March 23 Movement in the Qatari capital, Doha

DRC: The Kinshasa delegation from Doha confirms its presence at the signing of the framework peace agreement scheduled for 1 p.m. today. Representatives from the USA and Qatar will hold a press conference.

North Kivu: In Beni, the provincial government launches a campaign to buy back weapons and ammunition to combat insecurity

Northeast DRC: "Thousands of people are suffering in silence" in Ituri, warns the ICRC

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says peace talks between the government and the M23 rebel group will resume in Doha, Qatar, this week

Masisi: Two civilians killed during clashes between AFC/M23 rebels and Wazalendo in Kalembe

At least 19 civilians were killed in a nighttime raid by suspected ISIS-linked militants in North Kivu, eastern Congo, local authorities confirmed Monday

DRC airstrikes M23 rebels in the Mpeti and Bibwe areas on the Pinga

DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the villages of Ndurumo and Kinyaongo in Masisi territory, North Kivu, after clashes with Wazalendo militias

Security forces reportedly opened fire on protesters in the eastern Congolese city of Uvira. The protest was a response to the appointment of General Olivier Gasita as deputy commander of the region's military forces

DR Congo: In Boma (Congo-Central Province), barricades were set up and some police units were set on fire during protests over ongoing insecurity

The Congolese government protests Kenya's appointment of a consul for Goma, occupied by the M23 militia. Kinshasa once again denounces another implicit act of recognition by Nairobi toward the armed group.

DRC: AFC/M23 announces that the FARDC and Wazalendo are consolidating their positions on several axes: Kindu-Shabunda Kinshasa-Bujumbura Kisangani -Walikale Kalemie-Uvira (2 military ships carrying 1,125 elements docked yesterday Sunday August 10, 2025)

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 29 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday that a peace deal with Rwanda aimed at ending decades of violence in eastern DRC paves the way for "a new era of stability"

British Foreign Secretary: We welcome the signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and full implementation is essential.

DRC: Catholic and Protestant leaders present the conclusions of their peace consultations to Felix Tshisekedi

"I have determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen." - Pres Trump

M23 rebels seize the town of Lunyasenge in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo amid evacuation of Congolese soldiers camped on the premises of the UN mission

DR Congo and Rwanda submit peace bill