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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in January 2025

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

13events4 the month before
521est. deathsrange 333–519
202civilian deaths

Sud Kivu province, DR Congo saw 13 recorded events and 521 estimated deaths in January 2025. That is +225% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 333 to 519.

69% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 202.

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 7 events.

Where events happened

2025-01-24: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (0 deaths)2025-01-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-01-21: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (10 deaths)2025-01-21: AFC vs Civilians (8 deaths)2025-01-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-01-20: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-01-20: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-01-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (6 deaths)2025-01-08: Government of Burundi vs RED-TABARA (1 deaths)2025-01-01: AFC vs Civilians (188 deaths)2025-01-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (298 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jan 2025Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		298
1 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 188 civilian, 2 sources		188
0–188
21 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 5 sources		10
21 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
19 Jan 2025Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources		6
23 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 civilian		2
2–3
20 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		2
20 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 civilian, 4 sources		2
19 Jan 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 civilian, 3 sources		2
20 Jan 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs Civilians
One-sided		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC9518
Government of DR Congo9324
Government of Burundi21
RED-TABARA21

All months

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