AUGUSTIN KURATABO, FORMER SPOKESPERSON FOR THOMAS LUBANGA'S CRP, ARRESTED IN UGANDA

 

According  to our transborder mobile spies,a significant development has shaken the Great Lakes region. Augustin Kuratabo, alias "Aksante Sana," former spokesperson for the rebel movement CRP led by Thomas Lubanga, was arrested this Sunday, September 6, 2026, in Uganda by local intelligence services. This arrest comes just one week after that of Denise Dusauchoy in Tanzania, amidst a intensified fight against armed groups in eastern DRC.

The charges against him are yet to be specified, but this arrest could mark a further step in the hunt for rebel networks active in the region. The Great Lakes region continues to be the scene of a fierce struggle against insecurity, and each arrest reinforces the commitment of regional authorities to this fight.

Frontline Reports!M23 may capture mulima tonight!

According to reports from our agents along FIZI - POINT ZERO AXIS: Angúlé falls, rebels at the gates of Mulima.

This Sunday, September 6, 2026, the security situation remains very volatile in the Fizi territory, along the so-called Point_Zero axis.

According to concurring local sources, the town of #Angúlé, in the Bashilocha group, Tanganyika sector, has fallen under the control of elements of the #M23/Twirwaneho-AFC coalition.

Also according to our sources, these same rebels are now at the entrance to the town of Mulima. They are reportedly determined to seize Mulima, Lumanya, and Mukela, before continuing their advance towards Baraka and Fizi-Centre (Kalembelembe).

On the ground, several mercenaries identified as belonging to Blackwater have reportedly already retreated towards Uvira.

Faced with this advance, the population of Fizi, already suffering from a prolonged telephone and internet outage, remains largely deprived of information about the evolving security situation in their own territory.

The government is urged to tell the truth to the population and restore communications. Stop the intimidation: the population has a right to information.

clashes between Rwanda and Burundi over disputed border islands!

 On August 31, 2026, around 5:30 PM, on Lake Cohoha/Cyohoha along the Burundi-Rwanda border, Rwandan soldiers reportedly pursued children who were fishing, chasing them into the Burundian section of the lake. 🇷🇼➡️🇧🇮 The Burundian army reportedly retaliated, and an exchange of fire broke out, forcing the Rwandan soldiers to withdraw from the area. 🔫⚠️ 🏝️ RWANDA CLAIMS THE ISLANDS OF MAZANE AND KABURANTWA 🇷🇼 Rwanda lays claim to Mazane and Kaburantwa, asserting that these two islands historically belonged to it prior to Belgian colonization. 🇧🇮 Currently, they are under Burundian administration, and their inhabitants are Burundian nationals. ⚠️This territorial claim echoes debates regarding the Kivu region in the DRC 🇨🇩, as well as certain areas of Tanzania 🇹🇿 and Uganda 🇺🇬—territories sometimes portrayed as having once belonged to the Kingdom of Rwanda. ❓ Where does it end? How many more borders will be called into question? ⛽ Meanwhile, the Rwandan population is grappling with its own challenges, notably rising fuel prices. The price per liter has reportedly reached approximately 2 dollars—equivalent to over 4,700 Congolese Francs. 💰📈 🇷🇼 Paul Kagame lies at the heart of the tensions shaking the region. 🇧🇮 President Évariste Ndayishimiye is boosting troop morale; yesterday evening, he visited the site to pay tribute to soldiers from the FRAD (Reserve and Development Support Forces). 🎖️🫡 #bBurundi #Rwanda

Did M23 ,Twiraneho hold a secret meeting in minembwe?

 According to unverified circulating reports, a meeting dedicated to assessing the security situation and the evolution of the war recently took place in Minembwe.

 According to my OSINT reports, the meeting brought together several representatives of the Tutsi community, with the participation, via videoconference, of individuals based primarily in the diaspora,and particularly in Bukavu, Goma, and Kamanyola.

 Accusations have also reportedly been raised concerning certain Congolese officials within the movement's structures, with some participants criticizing them for not fully supporting certain military and political orientations.

 Accorsding to these OSINT collections,among the names mentioned in these allegations are Lawrence Kanyuka, Fanny Kayembe, Yannick Tshisola, Adam Chulo, Corneille, and Bertrand Bisimwa, as well as several officials present in Bukavu.

Many M23 welwishers we contacted see this as falsified reports by Kinshasha to sow divisionism and anarchy in the leadership of AFC/M23.

New ebola case in areas conterolled by M23

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in the Kayna health zone of North Kivu, according to the AFC/M23 Health Crisis Unit.

The patient is a 21-year-old man from Butembo, identified as a suspected case at the Itsu health checkpoint before being transferred to the Kirumba quarantine site. Tests subsequently confirmed his infection.

Patient care, as well as community surveillance and contact tracing, have been intensified.

Parents in agony as M23 abolishes free education and introduces quarterly fees.

 The decree establishes a fee schedule that varies according to the level of education and the type of school. At the primary level, amounts range from 5,000 to 45,000 Congolese francs per student per term, while at the secondary level, they can reach 240,000 Congolese francs per term in technical and vocational tracks.

The document specifies that payments must be made to CADECO account No. 01020110057—opened in the name of the rebel authorities' provincial education coordination office—before the school fees can be validated.

This measure increases the financial burden on households in areas where the population is already suffering the consequences of war, displacement, and the loss of many sources of income.some parent described this as families' "ordeal," expressing fear that many children might drop out of school due to a lack of funds. According to him, the rebels have reportedly banned the dissemination of the decree.

The decree also outlines sanctions for non-compliance. School administrators who fail to adhere to the regulations regarding fee collection and remittance face administrative penalties, while students whose fees remain unpaid may be expelled or denied certain school services, in accordance with the procedures set out in the text.

Since 2019, the Congolese government has funded free primary education across the entire country; teachers—including those in rebel-held areas and those displaced by the war—continue to receive their salaries. The AFC/M23 decree thus establishes a separate system in occupied territories, where parents are once again responsible for paying school fees.

The frontline situation in the East of DRC as of today 29/08/2026

1. Fighting remains intense in the highlands of the Mwenga and Fizi territories near Point-Zero since early this morning, where the rebel coalition reportedly attacked positions of the Wazalendo and FARDC forces around this strategic area overlooking Mulima, Fizi_centre.

2. In the Kabare territory, Luhago group, Nindja chiefdom, a fragile calm has returned this morning after three days of intense fighting in which M23 rebels BLAMED to be allied with Rwanda returned 21 men, including an officer, to Nzibira, according to medical sources, in body bags. The rebels control Culwe and Luntukulu. On the Wazalendo side, they claim control Luhago and the remnants of the surrounding villages, and 10 of their fighters were killed during these three days of clashes.

3. In the highlands and midlands of Uvira, the Red Tabara-M23-Twirwaneho rebel coalition occupies and reinforced its position in the highly strategic hills of Malimba, Masango, Kageregere, Magunda, and Kashongwe, thus endangering the city of Uvira. Alongside these maneuvers by the M23 rebels allied with Rwanda, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) are punting and claiming to be mobilized to defend the population and confront this new attempt to sabotage not only the Washington Agreement between Kigali and Kinshasa, but also the Doha process with its sham ceasefire.

 4. In the Masisi territory, M23 rebels are advancing in the Katoyi sector using kamikaze drones, which the rebel movement employs to rout the Wazalendo and the population in the villages. On Wednesday, the rebels recaptured the Miti-mingi position, and on Friday, another position on the Ufamando axis.

5.The wazalendo  are also claiming that  M23 rebels killed 5 young civilians and burned more than 40 houses in the Ziralo group, in the Kalehe territory, on Friday.