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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in March 2026

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

11events19 the month before
37est. deathsrange 17–47
9civilian deaths

Nord Kivu province, DR Congo saw 11 recorded events and 37 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is -42% compared with 19 events the month before. The death toll range is 17 to 47.

55% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 9.

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 6 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-29: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 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)2026-03-15: AFC vs VDP (16 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (1 deaths)2026-03-12: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-03-12: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-07: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Mar 2026Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 3 civilian, 4 sources		16
0–16
29 Mar 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		3
10 Mar 2026Nyiragongo territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 civilian, 17 sources		3
9 Mar 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		3
7 Mar 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 4 sources		3
0–8
27 Mar 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 1 civilian		2
12 Mar 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 sources		2
12 Mar 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 civilian, 3 sources		2
2–3
28 Mar 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		1
26 Mar 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC1036
VDP624
Government of DR Congo513
IS11

All months

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