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Butanyerera province, Burundi: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Butanyerera province

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Butanyerera province, Burundi in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 1P. UCDP recorded no eventsP in July 2026.

In the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, UCDP recorded 5 eventsP in Butanyerera province, Burundi. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 8P. UCDP counts 8P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Table 1. Butanyerera province, Burundi: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureAugust 2026PJuly 2026P12 months to 31 Aug 2026P
Events105
Estimated deaths, best estimate108
Low estimate of deaths108
High estimate of deaths108
Deaths of civilians108

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Butanyerera province, Burundi on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

012Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in Butanyerera province by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Butanyerera province, 1 Sep 2025 to 31 Aug 2026. The map shows 5 events with 8 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Butanyerera province: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP1P1P
Government of Burundi4P7P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Second-level areas

The areas in Butanyerera province that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Butanyerera province in the events of the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Kayanza commune3P6P
Kiremba commune1P1P
Muhanga commune1P1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Butanyerera province: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians5P100%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Butanyerera province, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20261P1PCandidate Events
April 20261P4PCandidate Events
February 20262P2PCandidate Events
December 202511GED
July 202525GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Official channels

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Cite and download

ConflictStats. Butanyerera province, Burundi: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/burundi/butanyerera-province/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

The address of this page does not change. UCDP asks for a citation of its publications: Data sources and licences has it.

Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Butanyerera province, Burundi in August 2026?

UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Butanyerera province, Burundi in August 2026. UCDP recorded no eventsP in July 2026.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Butanyerera province, Burundi in the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026, the best estimate is 8P. The low estimate is 8 and the high estimate is 8P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.