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DR Congo: conflict events in April 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

63events102 the month before
257est. deathsrange 207–1,323
114civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 63 recorded events and 257 estimated deaths in April 2025. That is -38% compared with 102 events the month before. The death toll range is 207 to 1,323.

41% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 114.

Events were concentrated in Nord Kivu province (35), Sud Kivu province (17), Ituri province (10).

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 26 events.

Where events happened

2025-04-29: URDPC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-04-29: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-04-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-27: Zaire self-defense group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-27: URDPC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-27: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-26: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-26: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-25: AFC vs VDP (6 deaths)2025-04-24: Government of Rwanda vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-24: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-04-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-23: Government of Rwanda vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-23: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-04-22: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-20: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-04-18: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-16: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-15: AFC vs VDP (50 deaths)2025-04-15: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-14: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-04-14: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (11 deaths)2025-04-14: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-04-14: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-13: AFC vs VDP (8 deaths)2025-04-13: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-04-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2025-04-13: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-12: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-12: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-12: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-11: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-04-11: Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA (52 deaths)2025-04-11: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2025-04-11: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-11: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-10: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-09: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-04-06: IS vs Civilians (8 deaths)2025-04-05: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-04-04: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-04-04: AFC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2025-04-04: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-04: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-03: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-04-03: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-03: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2025-04-03: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-03: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-04-02: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-04-02: AFC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-04-02: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-04-02: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-04-02: IS vs Civilians (11 deaths)2025-04-02: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-01: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-04-01: Mobondo vs Civilians (15 deaths)2025-04-01: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-04-01: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-04-01: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-04-01: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-01: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, April 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Nord Kivu province35169
Sud Kivu province1735
Ituri province1038
Kwilu province115

Deadliest events, April 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
11 Apr 2025Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of Rwanda vs FDLR-FOCA
State-based, 9 sources		52
4–75
15 Apr 2025Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		50
1 Apr 2025Bagata territory
Kwilu province		Mobondo vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 3 sources		15
13–15
14 Apr 2025Djugu territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs CRP
State-based, 2 sources		11
4 Apr 2025Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian, 4 sources		11
2 Apr 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian, 2 sources		11
13 Apr 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		8
8–24
6 Apr 2025Irumu territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian		8
3 Apr 2025Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian, 3 sources		7
25 Apr 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 sources		6

Parties

PartyEvents
AFC44
VDP27
Government of DR Congo12
IS9
Government of Rwanda3
URDPC2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based12
Non-state26
One-sided25

All months

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