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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in October 2025

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

49events39 the month before
194est. deathsrange 161–326
156civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 49 organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, DR Congo, with 194 estimated deaths. That is +26% compared with 39 events the month before. The death toll range is 161 to 326.

43% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 156.

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 21 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-31: AFC vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-10-31: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-10-31: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-30: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-10-30: AFC vs VDP (9 deaths)2025-10-30: IS vs Civilians (17 deaths)2025-10-30: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-10-29: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-10-29: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-28: IS vs Civilians (10 deaths)2025-10-28: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-28: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-27: VDP vs Civilians (9 deaths)2025-10-27: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-26: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-10-26: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-10-24: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-10-24: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2025-10-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2025-10-22: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-10-21: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-10-20: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2025-10-20: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-20: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2025-10-20: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-10-19: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-10-18: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-10-15: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-10-14: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-13: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-12: AFC vs Civilians (20 deaths)2025-10-12: IS vs Civilians (19 deaths)2025-10-10: AFC vs VDP (16 deaths)2025-10-09: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-10-09: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-07: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-10-07: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-10-07: AFC vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-10-07: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2025-10-07: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-06: Government of DR Congo vs IS (0 deaths)2025-10-06: AFC vs Civilians (19 deaths)2025-10-05: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2025-10-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-01: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-10-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Oct 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 20 civilian		20
0–20
12 Oct 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 12 sources		19
19–30
6 Oct 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 4 sources		19
30 Oct 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 17 civilian, 3 sources		17
10 Oct 2025Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		16
28 Oct 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian, 8 sources		10
30 Oct 2025Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 5 sources		9
27 Oct 2025Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 3 sources		9
0–9
29 Oct 2025Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 6 sources		7
6–8
20 Oct 2025Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian, 9 sources		7

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC32108
VDP2271
IS1677
Government of DR Congo127

All months

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