{
  "id": "ACM-COD-M23",
  "slug": "dr-congo-m23-conflict",
  "title": "The Eastern DR Congo Conflict",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/dr-congo-m23-conflict.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "High",
  "region": "Central Africa",
  "type": "Multi-party insurgency",
  "tracked_since": "2004",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Goma",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": -1.6792,
      "lon": 29.2228,
      "description": "Capital of North Kivu province and eastern DRC's largest city, on the Rwandan border, captured by M23 in January 2025.",
      "control": "M23, backed by Rwandan forces",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo",
      "as_of": "2026-08-03"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bukavu",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": -2.5083,
      "lon": 28.8608,
      "description": "Capital of South Kivu province on Lake Kivu, seized by M23 in February 2025 shortly after the fall of Goma.",
      "control": "M23, backed by Rwandan forces",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo",
      "as_of": "2026-08-03"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kinshasa",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": -4.4419,
      "lon": 15.2663,
      "description": "The Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, on the Congo River in the far west of the country, seat of President Félix Tshisekedi's government.",
      "control": "Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo",
      "as_of": "2026-08-03"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kisangani",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 0.5167,
      "lon": 25.2,
      "description": "Major Congo River port city in the country's northeast interior, a historic strategic prize in successive Congolese conflicts."
    },
    {
      "name": "Beni",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 0.4906,
      "lon": 29.4736,
      "description": "North Kivu city near the Ugandan border that has been a recurring target of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)."
    },
    {
      "name": "Butembo",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 0.15,
      "lon": 29.2833,
      "description": "Commercial hub in North Kivu province, north of Goma, situated amid overlapping armed-group activity in the eastern Congo conflict zone."
    },
    {
      "name": "Uvira",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": -3.4,
      "lon": 29.15,
      "description": "South Kivu town on Lake Tanganyika near the Burundian border, a strategic gateway between eastern DRC and the African Great Lakes region."
    },
    {
      "name": "Kasindi",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 0.1667,
      "lon": 29.7,
      "description": "Main official border crossing between North Kivu and Uganda, a key commercial trade route into eastern DRC."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "change": "Goma control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "change": "Bukavu control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "change": "Kinshasa control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}