Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Central African Republic: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Central African Republic in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 11P. UCDP counts 2P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 4 eventsP.

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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Central African Republic, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Haute-Kotto prefecture11
Nana-Mambéré prefecture11
Ouham prefecture16
Vakaga prefecture23

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

Figure 1. Events in Central African Republic, August 2026. The map shows 5 events with 11 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.

Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Central African Republic has each event.

Table 2. Central African Republic, August 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
5 Aug 2026Vakaga prefectureGovernment of Central African Republic; PRNCState-based222
5 Aug 2026Vakaga prefecturePRNC; CiviliansOne-sided111
9 Aug 2026Ouham prefectureGovernment of Central African Republic; CPCState-based666
17 Aug 2026Haute-Kotto prefectureGovernment of Russia (Soviet Union); CiviliansOne-sided111
20 Aug 2026Bouar sub-prefecture, Nana-Mambéré prefectureActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based111

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

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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Central African Republic: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP1P1P
CPC1P6P
Government of Central African Republic2P8P
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)1P1P
PRNC2P3P

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.

Type of violence

Table 4. Central African Republic: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict3P60%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians2P40%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Central African Republic, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20265P11PCandidate Events
July 20264P8PCandidate Events
June 20264P32PCandidate Events
May 20263P6PCandidate Events
April 20267P29PCandidate Events
March 20264P10PCandidate Events
February 20267P28PCandidate Events
January 20269P35PCandidate Events
December 2025778GED
November 202528GED
October 202512GED
September 2025340GED
August 202546GED
July 2025111GED
June 2025411GED
May 2025518GED
April 202525GED
March 2025858GED
February 202510101GED
January 2025824GED
December 2024727GED
November 2024819GED
October 2024830GED
September 2024933GED
August 20241139GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Central African Republic: all figures

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ConflictStats. Central African Republic: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/central-african-republic/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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