Risk events in Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 2026
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74 events were recorded: 61 conflict events and 13 unrest events.
74 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt
74 events· Democratic Republic of the Congo
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 61
- 37 in the list
- Unrest
- 13
- 13 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2026-04-05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 2026-04-06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 501 |
| 2026-04-07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1474 |
| 2026-04-08 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1557 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1122 |
| 2026-04-10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1008 |
| 2026-04-11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1033 |
| 2026-04-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 872 |
| 2026-04-13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1446 |
| 2026-04-14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 684 |
| 2026-04-15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 281 |
| 2026-04-16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| 2026-04-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1184 |
| 2026-04-18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2582 |
| 2026-04-19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2225 |
| 2026-04-20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 481 |
| 2026-04-21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 729 |
| 2026-04-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1915 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1686 |
| 2026-04-24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599 |
| 2026-04-25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 565 |
| 2026-04-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 2026-04-27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 442 |
| 2026-04-28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
74 events · newest first
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Butembo · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Riot in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Bukavu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
9 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Ruhengeri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Ruhengeri · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 fatalities · Goma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Arua, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Arua · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Assault in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Uvira · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 fatalities · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 fatalities · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 fatalities · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Lodja · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Rumonge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Rumonge · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Assault in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 fatalities · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
Reference
What these risk types mean
- Earthquake
- Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
- Disaster
- Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
- Conflict
- Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
- Unrest
- Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
- Advisory
- Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.