Willy Ngoma is the M23 military spokesman, and poses in imagery of places M23 occupies. His presence inevitably inspires discourse from pro-Congolese government social media posters that he is Photoshopped into a location. In Uvira, he took a photo outside the mayor's office: x.com/i/status/199...

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala on X: "#RDC: La ville stratégique d’Uvira, chef-lieu provisoire du Sud-Kivu depuis la chute de Bukavu en février dernier, est tombée ce mercredi aux mains des rebelles de l’Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) sans résistance majeure, marquant une avancée fulgurante dans l’offensive qui https://t.co/5Wwpp0Z01N" / X

#RDC: La ville stratégique d’Uvira, chef-lieu provisoire du Sud-Kivu depuis la chute de Bukavu en février dernier, est tombée ce mercredi aux mains des rebelles de l’Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) sans résistance majeure, marquant une avancée fulgurante dans l’offensive qui https://t.co/5Wwpp0Z01N

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On December 8, 2025 a video allegedly from the city of Sange started circulating on X. Lawrence Kanyuka of M23 alleged it showed the result of a firefight between FARDC and Wazalendo. We will refer to this as the M23 video. Note that this video is graphic. x.com/LawrenceKany...

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CongoEye is evaluating many images and videos from M23's offensive push to Uvira. We have completed the following verifications and due to dis/misinformation, are publishing them now. This is the first of three threads.

Welcome to CongoEye’s first open-source monitoring summary, a report on interesting finds on social media about the Democratic Republic of Congo. These are items which may be too small to be covered in international or Congolese media, but can be verified or enhanced with open-source reporting.

Three of us spent time with Bellingcat to talk about the difficulties of verifying open-source information in Congo, background of the Kivu conflict, and what we're looking out for in the coming days.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 2y ago

In this month's Bellingchat Premium we spoke to the three Bellingcat Discord Members from @congoeye.com who've been monitoring the escalating conflict in DR Congo. Listen now: www.patreon.com/posts/tracki...

We’re honored to collaborate with Bellingcat for another article‒this time about the recent assault on Goma.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 2y ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are consolidating their control over Goma, a city of approximately 2 million people. Clashes dominated the streets earlier this week forcing residents to stay inside. Bellingcat has been monitoring the ongoing crisis… www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/01...

We are following the deteriorating situation around Goma and collecting information from: -Sake/Nzulo axis -Kibumba/Kanyamahoro axis -Minova peninsula -Goma City -Lubero territory -Other areas currently under M23 control Please message us with any media. Signal and WhatsApp are also available.

CongoEye is proud to have our first article published by Bellingcat. With Bellingcat, we examined photos and videos taken during Moise Katumbi’s march in Kindu, Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 28 of 2023.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 2y ago

A violent brawl during an opposition march leaves a political figure deceased in a puddle of his own blood. A year on and the event is still shrouded in mystery. In our latest, we investigate the circumstances around Dido Kakisingi’s death www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/12...