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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in March 2026

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

17events7 the month before
91est. deathsrange 86–114
54civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 17 organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, DR Congo, with 91 estimated deaths. That is +143% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 86 to 114.

47% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 54.

The most active pairing was Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC with 8 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-30: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-29: VDP vs Civilians (8 deaths)2026-03-24: AFC vs Civilians (15 deaths)2026-03-23: VDP vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-03-23: VDP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-03-23: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-22: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-03-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-03-11: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-03-08: AFC vs Civilians (11 deaths)2026-03-06: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-05: AFC vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-03-05: AFC vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-03-03: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)2026-03-03: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-03-02: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (20 deaths)2026-03-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (11 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
2 Mar 2026Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		20
24 Mar 2026Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 3 sources		15
8 Mar 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 11 civilian		11
1 Mar 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 6 sources		11
10–20
29 Mar 2026Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 8 civilian, 3 sources		8
8–9
23 Mar 2026Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources		6
5 Mar 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
5 Mar 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian		4
3 Mar 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources		3
1–3
17 Mar 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC1477
Government of DR Congo839
VDP516

All months

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