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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in April 2026

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

12events17 the month before
102est. deathsrange 96–123
52civilian deaths

Sud Kivu province, DR Congo saw 12 recorded events and 102 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is -29% compared with 17 events the month before. The death toll range is 96 to 123.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 52.

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

Where events happened

2026-04-29: VDP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-04-29: AFC vs VDP (1 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (1 deaths)2026-04-19: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (5 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (6 deaths)2026-04-15: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (30 deaths)2026-04-10: Government of DR Congo vs Government of Rwanda (12 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (2 deaths)2026-04-06: AFC vs VDP (39 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
6 Apr 2026Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 39 civilian, 4 sources		39
11 Apr 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources		30
10 Apr 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs Government of Rwanda
State-based		12
18 Apr 2026Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
4–6
3 Apr 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		6
19 Apr 2026Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 5 civilian, 6 sources		5
4–9
9 Apr 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 2 sources		2
0–2
29 Apr 2026Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
0–1
28 Apr 2026Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 1 civilian, 5 sources		1
1–3
29 Apr 2026Kalehe territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided		0
0–4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC1090
Government of DR Congo962
VDP340
Government of Rwanda112

All months

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