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Nord Kivu province: conflict events in May 2026

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

38events14 the month before
129est. deathsrange 96–200
108civilian deaths

Nord Kivu province, DR Congo saw 38 recorded events and 129 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +171% compared with 14 events the month before. The death toll range is 96 to 200.

39% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 108.

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

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-30: IS vs Civilians (10 deaths)2026-05-30: IS vs Civilians (7 deaths)2026-05-30: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2026-05-30: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-28: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-27: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (5 deaths)2026-05-27: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-05-27: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-05-26: AFC vs FDLR-FOCA, VDP (3 deaths)2026-05-25: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-25: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-25: AFC vs VDP (9 deaths)2026-05-25: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-05-24: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2026-05-23: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-05-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-20: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-19: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-05-17: FDLR-FOCA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-15: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of DR Congo vs IS (3 deaths)2026-05-13: VDP vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-05-13: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-05-10: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (21 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (15 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (9 deaths)2026-05-05: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-05: AFC vs FDLR-FOCA (4 deaths)2026-05-04: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-04: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-03: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-01: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nord Kivu province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 May 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 21 civilian, 16 sources		21
10–24
5 May 2026Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 10 sources		15
15–49
30 May 2026Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 10 civilian, 11 sources		10
5–10
30 May 2026Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 11 sources		9
25 May 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 9 civilian, 7 sources		9
5–9
5 May 2026Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 9 civilian, 2 sources		9
30 May 2026Beni territory
Nord Kivu province		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 13 sources		7
6–9
27 May 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources		5
24 May 2026Masisi territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 5 civilian, 6 sources		5
3–5
23 May 2026Walikale territory
Nord Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
2–4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC2463
VDP1732
Government of DR Congo1034
IS856
FDLR-FOCA25
Unidentified armed group24

All months

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