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

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DR Congo: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 44 eventsP of organized violence in DR Congo in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 172P. The low estimate is 119 and the high estimate is 237P. UCDP counts 136P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 70 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. DR Congo, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Haut-Katanga province110
Haut-Uélé province110
Ituri province1482
Kwango province11
Nord Kivu province1116
Sud Kivu province1653

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

Figure 1. Events in DR Congo, August 2026. The map shows 44 events with 172 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 the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of DR Congo has each event.

Table 2. DR Congo, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (8 of 44 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 Aug 2026Mitwaba territory, Haut-Katanga provinceGovernment of DR Congo (Zaire); Kata KatangaState-based10810
7 Aug 2026Mambasa territory, Ituri provinceIS; CiviliansOne-sided131332
15 Aug 2026Kalehe territory, Sud Kivu provinceAFC; VDPNon-state11016
21 Aug 2026Mambasa territory, Ituri provinceIS; CiviliansOne-sided15715
24 Aug 2026Haut-Uélé provinceIS; CiviliansOne-sided101010
27 Aug 2026Mambasa territory, Ituri provinceIS; CiviliansOne-sided191919
27 Aug 2026Sud Kivu provinceGovernment of DR Congo (Zaire); AFCState-based23023
28 Aug 2026Mambasa territory, Ituri provinceIS; CiviliansOne-sided101010

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

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. DR Congo: 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 UCDP2P3P
AFC23P61P
CRP3P5P
FDLR-FOCA2P4P
Government of DR Congo (Zaire)19P55P
IS12P87P
Kata Katanga1P10P
VDP7P21P

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. DR Congo: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict18P41%
Non-state conflict7P16%
One-sided violence against civilians19P43%

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 DR Congo, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 202644P172PCandidate Events
July 202670P273PCandidate Events
June 202650P177PCandidate Events
May 202691P535PCandidate Events
April 202647P382PCandidate Events
March 202644P315PCandidate Events
February 202634P134PCandidate Events
January 202656P424PCandidate Events
December 202587518GED
November 202575411GED
October 202584276GED
September 202577301GED
August 202584464GED
July 202572644GED
June 202567246GED
May 202575554GED
April 202563257GED
March 2025102471GED
February 202582513GED
January 20251634,517GED
December 202480276GED
November 202436134GED
October 202462235GED
September 202477277GED
August 202458191GED

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.

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ConflictStats. DR Congo: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/dr-congo/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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