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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in October 2025

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

11events11 the month before
7est. deathsrange 7–885
7civilian deaths

Sud Kivu province, DR Congo saw 11 recorded events and 7 estimated deaths in October 2025. That is about the same as the previous month (11). The death toll range is 7 to 885.

82% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 9 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-25: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-21: AFC vs VDP (7 deaths)2025-10-13: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-12: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-08: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-06: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-06: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2025-10-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Oct 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 7 civilian, 2 sources		7
7–57
25 Oct 2025Sud Kivu provinceGovernment of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–2
13 Oct 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2
12 Oct 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 2 sources		0
0–3
10 Oct 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–3
9 Oct 2025Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–3
9 Oct 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–100
8 Oct 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–3
6 Oct 2025Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–600
6 Oct 2025Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC117
Government of DR Congo90
VDP27

All months

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