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Central African Republic: conflict events in April 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

7events4 the month before
29est. deaths
16civilian deaths

Central African Republic saw 7 recorded events and 29 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +75% compared with 4 events the month before.

71% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 16.

Events were concentrated in Vakaga prefecture (2), Ouham prefecture (1), Lim-Pendé prefecture (1).

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-20: MPC, UPC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-04-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-04-10: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-07: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-04-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of Russia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-02: Government of Russia vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Central African Republic, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, April 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Vakaga prefecture217
Ouham prefecture16
Lim-Pendé prefecture12
Ouham-Fafa prefecture11
Ouaka prefecture11

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
4 Apr 2026Amdafock sub-prefecture
Vakaga prefecture		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		13
20 Apr 2026Nana-Bakassa sub-prefecture
Ouham prefecture		MPC, UPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
11 Apr 2026Vakaga prefectureUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
7 Apr 2026Kodi sub-prefecteur
Lim-Pendé prefecture		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
2 Apr 2026—Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
10 Apr 2026Kabo sub-prefecture
Ouham-Fafa prefecture		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
3 Apr 2026Bambari sub-prefecture
Ouaka prefecture		Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEvents
Unidentified armed group6
Government of Russia2
MPC, UPC1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based2
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

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