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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in April 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Nord Kivu province, DR Congo. Country-wide report: DR Congo, April 2025.

35events48 the month before
169est. deathsrange 121–865
61civilian deaths

Nord Kivu province, DR Congo saw 35 recorded events and 169 estimated deaths in April 2025. That is -27% compared with 48 events the month before. The death toll range is 121 to 865.

40% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 61.

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 13 events.

Where events happened

2025-04-29: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-04-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-26: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-26: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-24: Government of Rwanda vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-23: Government of Rwanda vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-22: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-16: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-04-15: AFC vs VDP (50 deaths)2025-04-14: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-04-14: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-04-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2025-04-13: AFC vs Civilians (1 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)2025-04-10: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-04-09: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-04-04: AFC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2025-04-04: AFC vs Civilians (1 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)2025-04-02: 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: 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)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

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
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
3 Apr 2025Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian, 3 sources		7
1 Apr 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
14 Apr 2025Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
2 Apr 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 8 sources		4
11 Apr 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		3
2 Apr 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 8 sources		3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC2792
VDP1468
Government of DR Congo72
IS422
Government of Rwanda354
FDLR-FOCA152

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.