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 176 attacks in the past 365 days, compared with 197 attacks in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -10.7% decrease in attacks.

Armed groups perpetrated 87 killings and 58 abductions in the past 365 days compared to 115 killings and 66 in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -24.3% decrease in fatalities and a -12.1% 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
Abduction · about 2 months ago · Jan 10, 2026
A pregnant woman and 2 girls escaped from Kony’s LRA faction and fled to Yangou Pendere. LRA combatants entered the community and threatened to attack it if they did not hand over the escapees. The community members turned over the escapees to the LRA.
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