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DR CongoSud Kivu province › May 2025

Sud Kivu province: conflict events in May 2025

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

5events17 the month before
33est. deaths
3civilian deaths

Sud Kivu province, DR Congo saw 5 recorded events and 33 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is -71% compared with 17 events the month before.

60% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-31: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (4 deaths)2025-05-15: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (24 deaths)2025-05-11: AFC vs VDP (2 deaths)2025-05-06: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 May 2025Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province
Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources
24
18 May 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province
Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based
4
11 May 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province
AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 civilian, 2 sources
2
6 May 2025Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province
Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based
2
31 May 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province
AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC533
Government of DR Congo330
VDP12

All months

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