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Central African Republic: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

5events2 the month before
18est. deathsrange 18–19
1civilian deaths

Central African Republic saw 5 recorded events and 18 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is +150% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 18 to 19.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

Events were concentrated in Lim-Pendé prefecture (1), Haute-Kotto prefecture (1), Haut-Mbomou prefecture (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Central African Republic - CPC with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-20: Government of Central African Republic vs CPC (10 deaths)2025-05-15: Government of Central African Republic vs CPC (0 deaths)2025-05-07: Government of Central African Republic vs CPC-F (3 deaths)2025-05-02: Government of Central African Republic vs CPC (2 deaths)2025-05-01: Government of Russia vs Civilians (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Central African Republic, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, May 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Lim-Pendé prefecture110
Haute-Kotto prefecture13
Haut-Mbomou prefecture13
Nana-Mambéré prefecture12
Mambéré prefecture10

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 May 2025Paoua sub-prefecture
Lim-Pendé prefecture		Government of Central African Republic vs CPC
State-based		10
7 May 2025Bria sub-prefecture
Haute-Kotto prefecture		Government of Central African Republic vs CPC-F
State-based		3
1 May 2025Zemio sub-prefecture
Haut-Mbomou prefecture		Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided		3
2 May 2025Baboua sub-prefecture
Nana-Mambéré prefecture		Government of Central African Republic vs CPC
State-based, 1 civilian		2
15 May 2025Mambéré prefectureGovernment of Central African Republic vs CPC
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Central African Republic4
CPC3
CPC-F1
Government of Russia1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
Non-state0
One-sided1

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.