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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Nord Kivu province, DR Congo. Country-wide report: DR Congo, January 2026.

28events16 the month before
249est. deathsrange 171–366
239civilian deaths

Nord Kivu province, DR Congo saw 28 recorded events and 249 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +75% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 171 to 366.

71% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 239.

The most active pairing was IS - Civilians with 10 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-27: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2026-01-25: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-01-21: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-01-21: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-01-21: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-19: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2026-01-19: VDP vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-01-19: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-19: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-19: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-01-18: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-17: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-01-13: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-12: AFC vs VDP (50 deaths)2026-01-06: AFC vs Civilians (8 deaths)2026-01-05: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (11 deaths)2026-01-01: IS vs Civilians (38 deaths)2026-01-01: IS vs Civilians (19 deaths)2026-01-01: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2026-01-01: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-01: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-01: Government of DR Congo vs IS (2 deaths)2026-01-01: AFC vs Civilians (67 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jan 2026Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 67 civilian		67
0–51
12 Jan 2026Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 50 civilian		50
45–55
1 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 38 civilian, 2 sources		38
38–40
1 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 2 sources		19
2 Jan 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 7 civilian, 10 sources		11
11–22
1 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 5 sources		9
6 Jan 2026Rutshuru territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian		8
19 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 2 sources		7
5–7
21 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources		6
21 Jan 2026Lubero territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian		5

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC14151
IS1293
Government of DR Congo721
VDP355

All months

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