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Sanctions
Treasury Sanctions Rebel Commanders Driving Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
OFAC designates Gustave Kubwayo ("Colonel Sirkoof"), commander of FDLR's Commando de Recherche et d'Action en Profondeur (CRAP intelligence unit), for ethnically motivated violence against civilians in North Kivu.
Sanctions
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on M23 and FDLR Leaders
Coverage of the simultaneous OFAC designation of FDLR and M23 commanders, framed within US enforcement of the June 2025 Washington Accords peace implementation.
Human Rights
DRC: Peace Deals Fail to End Human Rights Abuses
Documents continued abuses by FDLR-allied forces through 2025 and calls on DRC authorities to end FARDC collaboration with abusive militia groups. Finds Washington Accord commitments have not translated to on-the-ground change.
Field Report
M23 Hands Over 14 Captured FDLR Fighters to Rwanda
Reports AFC/M23's handover of FDLR Brigadier General Ezechiel Gakwerere and 13 fighters to Rwanda's Defence Force at the Grande Barrière border crossing — a senior official linked to the 1994 genocide.
Field Report
Inside FDLR's Frontline Base 3km from Rwanda Border
On-the-ground reporting from a makeshift FDLR command post in Kanyamahoro, Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu — just 3 km from the Rwandan border.
Opinion
Rwanda's Claim of FDLR Threat Is Not Credible, DR Congo Expert Says
Presents a Congolese expert argument that Rwanda overstates the FDLR threat to justify its military posture — an important illustration of the competing Kinshasa–Kigali narratives surrounding the group.
Human Rights
World Report 2025: Democratic Republic of Congo
Documents 48 armed group leaders travelling to Kinshasa to formalise collaboration between the Wazalendo coalition and the FDLR with Congolese government support — a documented expansion of the FARDC-FDLR axis.
Analysis
Africa File: DRC Attacks FDLR
FARDC Special Forces launched operations on September 26 against FDLR-FOCA positions near Nyiragongo territory, likely timed to demonstrate Congolese good faith during peace negotiations, while underlying FARDC-FDLR collaboration continued.
Investigation
Uganda Backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda's Defensive Role Against FDLR: UN Experts
Cites UN expert findings contextualising the proxy war dynamic, including Rwanda's stated rationale that the DRC's collaboration with FDLR justifies its own defensive security measures.
Sanctions
1533 Sanctions Committee Adds Six Entries Including FDLR General Hakizimana
The UN 1533 Committee formally listed FDLR-FOCA Commissioner for Defense Lieutenant General Apollinaire Hakizimana under targeted sanctions for destabilizing activities in eastern DRC.
Explainer
A Guide to the Decades-Long Conflict in DR Congo
Comprehensive conflict explainer documenting FDLR's role as a UN-sanctioned armed group with historical ties to the 1994 genocide and its current function as a FARDC proxy force against M23.