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: ucdp · gdelt
227 events· Democratic Republic of the Congo
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 217
- 24 in the list
- Unrest
- 10
- 3 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
227 events · newest first
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
32 fatalities · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration 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 Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 2 · Butembo · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 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 Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Kalemie · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 fatalities · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Butembo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Butembo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Butembo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used 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
- Conflict
Military force used in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Butembo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Bunia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 fatalities · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · 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.