Risk events in Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026
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227 events were recorded: 217 conflict events and 10 unrest events.
227 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp
227 events· Democratic Republic of the Congo
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 217
- 49 in the list
- Unrest
- 10
- 1 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 254 |
| 2026-05-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2208 |
| 2026-05-03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5133 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6132 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-05-06 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 674 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 568 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 731 |
| 2026-05-09 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1287 |
| 2026-05-10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2026-05-11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 586 |
| 2026-05-12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1858 |
| 2026-05-13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4741 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7874 |
| 2026-05-15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6800 |
| 2026-05-16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2266 |
| 2026-05-17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 910 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2992 |
| 2026-05-19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2824 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4095 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2715 |
| 2026-05-22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4160 |
| 2026-05-23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3000 |
| 2026-05-24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5235 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15127 |
| 2026-05-26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12625 |
| 2026-05-27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7213 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8459 |
| 2026-05-29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12094 |
| 2026-05-30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14864 |
| 2026-05-31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7761 |
Events
What is happening now
227 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Matadi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
9 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Matadi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Butembo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Kipushi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Kipushi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Riot in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Butembo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Assault in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Bukavu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Ruhengeri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Ruhengeri · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Goma · 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.