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 206 attacks in the past 365 days, compared with 198 attacks in the previous 365 days.

This represents a 4.0% increase in attacks.

Armed groups perpetrated 99 killings and 43 abductions in the past 365 days compared to 65 killings and 47 in the previous 365 days.

This represents a 52.3% increase in fatalities and a -8.5% 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
Looting · about 1 month ago · Feb 15, 2023
An unidentified armed group ambushed a traveler and looted him 25 km southeast of Obo.
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