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 229 attacks in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -23.1% decrease in attacks.

Armed groups perpetrated 130 killings and 59 abductions in the past 365 days compared to 60 killings and 79 in the previous 365 days.

This represents a 116.7% increase in fatalities and a -25.3% 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 1 month ago · Aug 26, 2024
An unidentified armed group ambushed and abducted 9 travelers 30 km northeast of Ouadda Maikaga on the Ouanda Djalle axis. 1 of the victims escaped and alerted the community. Security forces and armed community members pursued the attackers.
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