Mapping Violence in Central Africa
The Crisis Tracker is a geospatial database and reporting project that tracks armed group activity and conflict-related incidents in the remote border region encompassing northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Central African Republic.
Abductions by Armed Groups
Year-to-Date
Last 3 Months
All Time
Quick Stats:

Armed groups perpetrated 171 attacks in the past 365 days, compared with 245 attacks in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -30.2% decrease in attacks.

Armed groups perpetrated 76 killings and 31 abductions in the past 365 days compared to 101 killings and 74 in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -24.8% decrease in fatalities and a -58.1% decrease in abductions.

Note: These stats include attacks by various armed groups, not all of whom are represented on the public version of the Crisis Tracker map due to do no harm concerns. Please contact us if you would like to request further information.

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Latest Incident
Killing · 27 days ago · Mar 02, 2024
An unidentified armed group ambushed a man traveling from Mele to Sékikédè. The assailants killed the man and looted his motorcycle. Community members pursued the attackers and captured 1.
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