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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in March 2025

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

33events17 the month before
109est. deathsrange 94–475
40civilian deaths

Sud Kivu province, DR Congo saw 33 recorded events and 109 estimated deaths in March 2025. That is +94% compared with 17 events the month before. The death toll range is 94 to 475.

58% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 40.

The most active pairing was AFC - VDP with 19 events.

Where events happened

2025-03-28: AFC vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-03-27: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-03-25: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-03-25: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-03-23: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-19: AFC vs VDP (5 deaths)2025-03-18: AFC vs VDP (8 deaths)2025-03-18: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-03-17: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-16: AFC vs VDP (19 deaths)2025-03-15: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-03-14: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-03-13: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-13: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2025-03-13: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-03-11: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (20 deaths)2025-03-11: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-11: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (10 deaths)2025-03-10: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (9 deaths)2025-03-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-03-05: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-05: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-03: VDP vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-03-03: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-03: VDP vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-01: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2025-03-01: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-01: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-03-01: AFC vs VDP (15 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
11 Mar 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		20
20–25
16 Mar 2025Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		19
1 Mar 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 15 civilian		15
10 Mar 2025Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 4 sources		10
10–45
9 Mar 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 9 civilian, 4 sources		9
5–9
18 Mar 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		8
3 Mar 2025Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 2 sources		7
19 Mar 2025Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 4 sources		5
28 Mar 2025Bukavu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
18 Mar 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC31101
VDP2162
Government of DR Congo741

All months

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