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
Abductions
Killings
Child Abductions
by LRA
LRA
Unidentified Armed Group
Year-to-Date
Last 3 Months
All Time
Quick Stats:

The LRA perpetrated 87 attacks in the past 365 days, compared with 91 attacks in the previous 365 days.

This represents a -4.4% decrease in attacks.

The LRA perpetrated 9 killings and 210 abductions in the past 365 days compared to 8 killings and 358 in the previous 365 days.

This represents a 12.5% increase in fatalities and a -41.3% decrease in abductions.

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LRA Abductions in 2018
LRA Abductions in 2019
Latest Incident
Other Violence · about 1 month ago · Dec 21, 2019
A group of 4 armed men ambushed a man 4 km north of Mbengu. The assailants, who spoke broken Lingala and wore military attire, held the man for 30 minutes before releasing him. The victim reported it to police forces, who responded to the scene.
Unidentified Armed Group · Verification Rating: 3
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Special Analysis: Armed group territorial expansion, intercommunal tensions lead to increase in violence in CAR-DRC border region
November 2019
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