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DR Congo: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

44events34 the month before
315est. deathsrange 232–349
230civilian deaths

DR Congo saw 44 recorded events and 315 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is +29% compared with 34 events the month before. The death toll range is 232 to 349.

43% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 230.

Events were concentrated in Sud Kivu province (17), Ituri province (14), Nord Kivu province (11).

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 12 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-30: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-03-30: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-29: VDP vs Civilians (8 deaths)2026-03-29: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-28: IS vs Civilians (20 deaths)2026-03-28: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-27: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-03-26: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-24: AFC vs Civilians (15 deaths)2026-03-23: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-03-23: VDP vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-03-23: VDP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-03-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-22: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-03-19: IS vs Civilians (11 deaths)2026-03-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-03-16: IS vs Civilians (19 deaths)2026-03-15: AFC vs VDP (16 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2026-03-12: Government of DR Congo vs IS (7 deaths)2026-03-12: Government of DR Congo vs IS (17 deaths)2026-03-12: Government of DR Congo vs IS (50 deaths)2026-03-12: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-03-12: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-03-11: URDPC vs Civilians (15 deaths)2026-03-11: URDPC vs Civilians (17 deaths)2026-03-11: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-08: AFC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2026-03-07: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-06: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-06: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (1 deaths)2026-03-05: Government of DR Congo vs IS (10 deaths)2026-03-05: AFC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-03-05: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-03-04: Government of DR Congo vs CRP (7 deaths)2026-03-03: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-03: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-03: MDKC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-03-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (20 deaths)2026-03-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (11 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in DR Congo, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Sud Kivu province1791
Ituri province14181
Nord Kivu province1137
Haut-Katanga province15
Kinshasa province11

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Mar 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs IS
State-based, 50 civilian, 5 sources		50
0–50
28 Mar 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 20 civilian, 4 sources		20
2 Mar 2026Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		20
16 Mar 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 7 sources		19
15–19
12 Mar 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		Government of DR Congo vs IS
State-based, 17 civilian, 6 sources		17
13–17
11 Mar 2026Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian		17
15 Mar 2026Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 3 civilian, 4 sources		16
0–16
24 Mar 2026Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 3 sources		15
11 Mar 2026Djugu territory
Ituri province		URDPC vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian		15
19 Mar 2026Mambasa territory
Ituri province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian		11

Parties

PartyEvents
AFC24
Government of DR Congo21
VDP11
IS10
URDPC2
CRP2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based19
Non-state8
One-sided17

All months

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