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The enemy of my enemy is my friend: How armed group alliances are shaping the battle for South Kivu
The violence in eastern DRC is increasingly shaped not only by military forces or the M23, but by the non-state armed group alliances that support them.
L'ennemi de mon ennemi est mon ami : comment les alliances entre groupes armés redessinent les combats pour le contrôle du Sud-Kivu
La violence dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) découle de plus en plus non seulement de l’action des forces militaires ou du M23, mais aussi des alliances de groupes armés non étatiques qui les soutiennent.
Africa Overview: March 2026
The Congolese military targets M23 areas around the lucrative Rubaya mine, JNIM defections spark a crackdown across the central Sahel, and the RSF moves into North Darfur.
Africa Overview: January 2026
The US launched missiles in Sokoto, Nigeria, the RSF gained control of more territory in West Kordofan, and the M23 seized control of Uvira in the DRC.
Africa Overview: December 2025
ISCAP’s collaboration with allies deepened in the DRC, Ethiopia launched its first airstrike against the Tigray Defence Forces since the Pretoria agreement, and violence surged in the Tombouctou region of Mali.
Africa Overview: October 2025
Insurgent violence rose in Nigeria’s Borno state, the US’ first recorded drone strike in the Sanaag region of Somalia killed an elder, and in Sudan the RSF made gains in El Fasher.
Africa Overview: September 2025
JNIM overran the Farabougou army base in Mali after a five-year siege, Boko Haram escalated attacks on the Cameroon-Nigeria border, and targeted violence in Darfur drove an increase in civilian deaths in August.
Q&A | The Islamic State’s pivot to Africa
In this Q&A, ACLED’s experts discuss how Islamic State affiliates operate in Somalia, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, the Great Lakes region, and northern Mozambique, and how authorities are responding to this growing threat.
In the Great Lakes region, lasting peace remains elusive between armed groups with international ties
Peace agreements remain especially delicate due to the inability or unwillingness of the Congolese and Rwandan governments to rein in violence by proxy groups.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mid-year metrics 2024
Snapshot of political violence in DRC, 2024.
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