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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in January 2026

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

10events62 the month before
75est. deathsrange 21–291
17civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 10 organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, DR Congo, with 75 estimated deaths. That is -84% compared with 62 events the month before. The death toll range is 21 to 291.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 17.

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 5 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (20 deaths)2026-01-29: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (34 deaths)2026-01-29: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-01-29: AFC vs VDP (3 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-01-19: VDP vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-01-19: VDP vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-01-04: AFC vs VDP (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Jan 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 4 sources		34
0–36
29 Jan 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		20
0–20
29 Jan 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 5 sources		5
4 Jan 2026Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 4 civilian		4
29 Jan 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state		3
19 Jan 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
21 Jan 2026Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 civilian		2
19 Jan 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
14 Jan 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 1 civilian		2
2–36
14 Jan 2026Sud Kivu provinceGovernment of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		0
0–180

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC870
Government of DR Congo558
VDP412

All months

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