Bunyakiri is a town located in the high plateau of Kalehe Territory in the South Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

By the end of October 2018, the conflict had compelled over 12,000 households of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to abandon their homes, as reported by the World Food Programme.

[14] The FDLR, composed largely of individuals who were involved in the Rwandan Genocide, has been accused of carrying out various human rights abuses, such as attacks on civilians, illegal mining, and extortion.

Raia Mutomboki, on the other hand, is a predominantly Congolese armed group that emerged as a local defense force in response to the FDLR's presence.

Subsequently, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), operating under the authority of the 10th Military Region, regained control over these three villages.

The head of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Resettlement, and Reintegration (DDRRR) of MONUSCO identified 217 Rwandan Hutu combatants and their dependents who are located in various centers.

[24] Minister of National Defense Charles Mwando Nsimba announced the commencement of the Kimya II Operation, which aims to track down FDLR rebels in the South Kivu Province.

[32] On August 8, 2011, a dozen FDLR fighters were prosecuted for crimes against humanity, including rape, pillaging, murder, possession of weapons of war, and kidnapping.

[37] On June 19, 2012, the FARDC captured a Mai-Mai militia leader in Ramba, located 22 km northeast of Bunyakiri in the South Kivu Province.

On the morning of Friday, June 22, 2012, the 902nd FARDC Regiment pursued the Raïa Mutomboki, who had arrived to launch an attack on the Mai-Mai forces in the vicinity of Lumbishi.

[38] In January 2013, over 3,000 FDLR rebels from Kalehe, Bunyakiri, Kashehi, Kitumba-Ninja, and Luyuyu arrived at the Luhago Center in Kabare Territory in the South Kivu Province.

[39] In July 2014, Désiré Majagi, the president of the civil society of Kalehe Territory, reported the presence of three operational armed groups in the Kalonge groupement: the Raia Mutomboki, the Red Army, and the Mai-Mai Ntakaba.

"[40] On August 11, 2014, four Raia Mutomboki militiamen were killed, and several others were injured during clashes with the FARDC in Bulambika, Kambegeti, and Kambale villages in Bunyakiri.

In the evening, approximately forty Raia Mutomboki attacked the FARDC positions of the 902nd Regiment in Bulambika, Kambageti, and Kambale villages.

The Swiss ambassador to the DRC, the vice-governor of the province of South Kivu, provincial ministers, deputies, and MONUSCO delegates, actively participated in the ceremony, emphasizing the importance of reintegrating ex-combatants into their social environment.