Data update: Integration of data from Kivu Security Tracker in ACLED’s Democratic Republic of Congo dataset

Update:

On 2 March 2026, ACLED published the final instalment of data from the Kivu Security Tracker, covering the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. This release added 2,055 new events and 237 corrections to existing events, and 1,552 new fatalities to the dataset.

With the completion of this final instalment, the project added a total of 4,681 new events and over 5,550 new fatalities across two releases, and ACLED's coverage from the Kivu Security Tracker is now complete for the period January 2018 to November 2023.

Analytical note: Data from the Kivu Security Tracker is not available beyond November 2023, and ACLED has been unable to identify a suitable source to fill this gap. Users conducting trend analysis that extends beyond November 2023 should exercise caution, as the absence of this source from December 2023 onward may affect comparability with the preceding period.

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Previous update:

On 17 December 2025, ACLED published data from the source Kivu Security Tracker, improving historical coverage for the period of January 2021 to November 2023 of conflict-related events in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces.

Key changes

Correction period: January 2021 to November 2023

Source appears in dataset as: Kivu Security Tracker

New events and corrections: 2,626 new events were added to the dataset, and an additional 3,303 existing events were updated.

Fatalities added: over 4,000 new fatalities were added to the dataset.