2025 Walikale offensive

Walikale offensive
	Part of the M23 campaign
Date	6 March – 19 March ; (1 week and 6 days)
Location	North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result	M23 victory M23 rebels capture Walikale and surrounding villages; M23 rejects ceasefire offers;
Belligerents
Congo River Alliance March 23 Movement; ; Rwanda (rejected by Rwanda)	DR Congo; Wazalendo;
Commanders and leaders
Corneille Nangaa ; Sultani Makenga ; Joseph Bahati Musanga	Felix Tshisekedi ; Evariste Somo Kakule
Units involved
M23 forces	FARDC ; Wazalendo militias
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The 2025 Walikale offensive was a military operation conducted by March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwandan-backed rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, centering on the North Kivu settlement of Walikale. M23 rebels advanced further westwards from their earlier Goma and Bukavu offensives. On 19 March 2025, the rebel forces captured Walikale marking their furthest western advance in their 2025 campaign. This mineral-rich town, situated approximately 130 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Goma, has strategic and economic significance due to its proximity to valuable tin mining operations.