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Sud Kivu province: conflict events in May 2026

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

18events12 the month before
131est. deathsrange 104–163
14civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 18 organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, DR Congo, with 131 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 12 events the month before. The death toll range is 104 to 163.

44% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 14.

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

Where events happened

2026-05-21: AFC vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-20: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (21 deaths)2026-05-19: AFC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-16: VDP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-16: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of DR Congo vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-09: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (17 deaths)2026-05-07: AFC vs Civilians (47 deaths)2026-05-06: AFC vs VDP (32 deaths)2026-05-05: AFC vs VDP (0 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (0 deaths)2026-05-01: VDP vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of DR Congo vs AFC (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sud Kivu province, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 May 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided		47
6 May 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs VDP
Non-state, 5 sources		32
23–40
20 May 2026Mwenga territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 4 sources		21
4–21
8 May 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based		17
21 May 2026Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
1 May 2026Uvira territory
Sud Kivu province		VDP vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian		5
1 May 2026Fizi territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 civilian		3
19 May 2026Bukavu territory
Sud Kivu province		AFC vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
0–1
18 May 2026Kabare territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 4 sources		0
0–3
17 May 2026Walungu territory
Sud Kivu province		Government of DR Congo vs AFC
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–6

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
AFC15126
Government of DR Congo941
VDP637

All months

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