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ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Nationals detained Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Internationals detained Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
7 May 1997 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL) 10 NRCS staff first aid workers killed in fighting between Zairean troops and rebels from the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL). Archived Archived
38 Jan 1998 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 ICRC national staff driver killed in ambush. Archived Archived
109 Apr 2000 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff hijacked in Bunia, Ituri by militia and forced to transport weapons. Led to organization's withdrawal from province. Archived Archived
108 Apr 4 2000 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown -3.4055866 29.1375509 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot and killed in Uvira, April 4. Archived Archived
119 Jul 9 2000 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 Unknown Ambush Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national and 1 international (Kenyan) wounded along with 3 other health workers (not counted here) in July 9 ambush that killed local health center director (also not counted here). Archived Archived
123 Aug 2000 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 0.5184021 25.2057292 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN international staff found dead in Kisangani; undetermined motivation. Archived Archived
138 Mar 27 2001 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.78156 12.63389 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot and killed by gunmen in ambush and stole victim's vehicle in Kimpese, March 27. Archived Archived
142 Apr 26 2001 CD DR Congo 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 6 4 2 0 Unknown Ambush Road 1.5625 30.2484167 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 ICRC international (Swiss, Colombian) and 4 national staff ambushed and killed near Bunia. Yes Official Report
156 Aug 2001 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -3.16667 28.25 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia 1 INGO international (French) staff and 2 nationals kidnapped by Mai-Mai groups on the Ruzizi Plain in eastern DRC in late August, and held for almost one week, prompting the INGO to temporarily suspend their operations in the Eastern DRC (OFDA rpt). Archived Archived
167 Jan 25 2002 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -2.91667 25.91667 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3 INGO national staff kidnapped when vehicle ambushed on Kindu-Kalima road on Jan 25- later released. Archived Archived
205 Nov 19 2002 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff kidnapped Nov 19, released a day later. Archived Archived
213 Jan 2003 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Shooting Ambush Road -3.2850762 28.18012996 Unknown Unknown Unknown 5 RC national staff wounded when car was fired upon near Uvira. Archived Archived
224 Mar 13 2003 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 1.66607 27.00836 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff member kidnapped in Badiya, Ituri, along with 3 civilians on March 13 and released 4 days later. Archived Archived
229 May 11 2003 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 RC national staff killed May 11. Archived Archived
234 Jun 6 2003 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff killed by gunshot, June 6. Archived Archived
251 Aug 7 2003 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown -3.2850762 28.18012996 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed in South Kivu, Aug 7. Archived Archived
341 2004 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Home -1.6665893 29.2256875 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 ICRC international shot and wounded when attacked at home in Goma. Archived Archived
298 May 2004 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 Rape/sexual assault Raid Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international staff wounded (1 raped, 1 shot) in armed attack by unidentified soldiers. Archived Archived
305 Jun 18 2004 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Detention Custody -4.4269024 26.6661699 Unknown Police or paramilitary Congolese National Police 1 INGO national staff detained and severely beaten by a police commander in Kasongo, June 18. Archived Archived
324 Oct 3 2004 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff shot and killed in Goma, Oct 3. Yes Official Report
330 Nov 2004 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Raid Unknown 1.55941 30.25224 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff shot and wounded when four colleagues attacked by unidentified gunmen south of Bunia, Nov 15. Archived Archived
380 Jun 2005 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 2.13410995 29.05000311 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (French) staff and 1 national staff kidnapped in Ituri; released 10 days later. Archived Archived
377 Jun 14 2005 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff kidnapped with vehicle, June 1; released the next day. Archived Archived
409 Dec 2005 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Political Unknown Unknown One UN national staff held hostage in protest of demobilized soldiers not being paid. Archived Archived
413 Dec 2005 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road -2.9814344 23.8222636 Unknown Police or paramilitary Congolese National Police 2 ICRC national staff beat up when vehicle ambushed by military police who also stole vehicle. Archived Archived
592 2006 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Unknown Unknown -2.9814344 23.8222636 Political Unknown Unknown 1 national staff of an NGO (a partner organization of an INGO) raped Yes Focal Point
416 Jan 2006 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1.658501 29.220455 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff driver killed during robbery by military in Goma. Archived Archived
418 Jan 2006 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.8411802 29.3884586 Economic Host state Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) 3 INGO national staff kidnapped: vehicles hijacked with their drivers for 7 days (1 for 7 days, 2 for 3 days) in Rutshuru. By FARDC to transport troops & materials. Archived Archived
468 Aug 27 2006 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot twice in the head in a grocery store in Goma while wearing a t-shirt with the INGO's logo. Archived Archived
679 Dec 14 2006 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 1.4583333 30.4333333 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff member was brutally attacked and robbed in their home. Needed hospitalization Archived Archived
640 Sep 25 2008 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Raid Project site 1.91667 30.5 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff cash-for-work worker killed, and 1 INGO national staff wounded. The personnel were attacked by an armed group while repairing a road along the Bunia-Iga-Nioka highway, in the territory of Djugu, 15 September. The attackers also took US$10,000, according to local authorities. Archived Archived
646 Oct 28 2008 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Project site 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Non-state armed group: National National Congress for the Defence of the People 1 INGO national staff 'magasinier' (warehouse manager) killed when Goma was almost taken by the CNDP, Oct 28. Archived Archived
1211 Oct 29 2008 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 Unknown Ambush Road -1.157667 29.4312218 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO international staff wounded when attacked as they sought to flee the town of Kiwanja, two hours north of Goma, October 29. Eight INGO vehicles carrying the three foreigners (there was also a Guinean doctor), all the Congolese staff not originally from the region, and some of their family members (a total of 28 persons), drove a few kilometres toward the Monuc base. There they joined other humanitarian vehicles and formed a "protected" convoy, with UN tanks and Uruguayan peacekeepers in the front and back of the line. Archived Archived
1212 Dec 10 2008 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road -1.6205601 29.1556919 Unknown Host state Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) 1 INGO national staff attacked by FARDC elements in Nzulo, in Masisi territory, on the road towards Sake, 10 December. The victim was hospitalized and is in critical condition. Archived Archived
663 Dec 11 2008 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -2.505541 28.859569 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot and killed on Thursday night by his home in the center of Bukavu. Archived Archived
665 Dec 15 2008 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Unknown Ambush Unknown -1.2003611 29.4308888 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 INGO national staff driver injured on Monday, 15 December 2008 in Burai, a few km outside of Rutshuru town. Their vehicle was attacked by a group of unidentified armed men. Archived Archived
806 Jan 19 2009 CD DR Congo 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 5 8 0 3 5 Rape/sexual assault Raid Home 1.658501 29.220455 Economic Unknown Unknown 5 INGO international staff and 3 INGO national staff attacked and seriously hurt, including one who was raped and two others sexually assaulted, in raid/robbery of their house in Goma. Archived Archived
943 May 6 2009 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Unknown -11.6580347 27.4975973 Unknown Host State Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted by army soldiers. Yes Focal Point
861 Jul 15 2009 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Detention Road -0.66667 28.75 Economic Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Musezero, North Kivu, on the way home from work on the afternoon of 15 July. Victim found by colleagues, his pockets had been emptied and his INGO t-shirt removed. Villagers reported seeing the victim stopped by two men wearing Congolese army uniforms before he was killed. Archived Archived
1229 Jul 20 2009 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -0.66667 28.75 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Buzito quarter, in his house at 7pm on 20 July. Yes Official Report
1270 Sep 6 2009 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 0.1249694 29.2919545 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff shot dead in Butembo by unidentified armed men at 10 p.m. on 6 September. Yes Focal Point
868 Sep 30 2009 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -3.2850762 28.18012996 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed and 1 INGO national staff kidnapped. Returning from a supervisory visit to a shelter construction site, a vehicle containing two INGO national workers was traveling in a convoy with other civilian vehicles when unidentified gunmen attacked the group. During the attack, the INGO driver was taken and has now been reported safe by the INGO. The other worker was severely beaten and left on the side of the road. The victim was able to crawl for help to the nearby village, and later died while en route to a hospital. Archived Archived
1271 Nov 27 2009 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 0.4938268 29.46518612 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 LNGO staff (driver) shot dead in Beni around midnight on 27 November Archived Archived
962 Dec 1 2009 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road 0.1249694 29.2919545 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff contracted driver was injured during a convoy attack. Yes Focal Point
1274 Dec 12 2009 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown -1.2504197 29.0607175 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff shot dead in Kitchanga Centre at 7:45 p.m. on 12 December. Yes Focal Point
1275 Dec 17 2009 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff shot dead 100 m next to his house on 17 December around 5 a.m. Yes Focal Point
923 Feb 11 2010 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road -1.63917 29.07806 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff wounded during ambush while in convoy with another (UN) vehicle. Yes Focal Point
917 Apr 13 2010 CD DR Congo 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 8 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -3.2850762 28.18012996 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Yakutumba 7 ICRC national staff and 1 ICRC international (Swiss) staff kidnapped by a group called the Mai Mai Yakutumba in Uvira region; released 16 April. Yes Official Report
1276 Jun 29 2010 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 0.49113 29.47306 Unknown Unknown Unknown One LNGO staff shot dead in his house at 11 p.m. on 29 June. Pending Archived
1048 Sep 23 2010 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.66667 28.75 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 national staff (driver) wounded when the INGO vehicle he was driving was shot at on the road. Yes Focal Point
1044 Oct 15 2010 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown -4.3217055 15.3125974 Economic Unknown Unknown An INGO local employee, accompanied by his siblings, was attacked by a group armed with knives, and robbed. The employee was hit with a machete on his hand and his fingers suffered major injuries. Yes Focal Point
1277 Oct 21 2010 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 0.4938268 29.46518612 Unknown Unknown Unknown The president of a LNGO was shot and killed at 9 p.m. on 21 October Yes Focal Point
1052 Dec 17 2010 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Unknown -0.66667 28.75 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 drivers from an INGO beaten and threatened with death during an attack on their organisation's vehicle, in which goods and money were stolen. Yes Focal Point
1239 Feb 15 2011 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.183623 29.448832 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO driver was wounded in both his arms after unidentified armed men in military clothing at the side of the road shot at his vehicle, Yes Focal Point
1096 Apr 10 2011 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road -3.39534 29.13779 Economic Unknown Unknown Two staff (one national, one international) were wounded when unidentified armed men in military uniforms attacked and looted an INGO vehicle. Yes Official Report
1153 Sep 9 2011 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.43049 28.07519 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mayi-Mayi Cheka The driver of an NGO vehicle was kidnapped by members of the Mayi-Mayi Cheka group near Kigoma, Mpofi, in the Walikale part of North Kivu, DRC. Following an engagment between MONUSCO forces and the Mayi Mayi Cheka, and subsequent negotiations, he was released on 18 September. Yes Official Report
1154 Sep 10 2011 CD DR Congo 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -0.16265 28.13031 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Conseil des R Six national staff of an INGO were kidnapped by members of the Conseil des R Yes Official Report
1165 Oct 4 2011 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 Unknown Ambush Road -4.3021688 28.9428526 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Yakutumba Five staff members of a Congolese NGO were killed when rebels, reportedly the Mai Mai Yakutumba, targeted their vehicle. It appears to be ethnically motivated, as perpetrators were targeting members of the Banyamulenge ethnic group, and sparing others. Pending Media
1263 Nov 1 2011 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.183623 29.448832 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) An INGO national staffer was kidnapped in an ambush by armed men. Yes Focal Point
1181 Nov 20 2011 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound -1.3969505 28.8123772 Political Unknown Unknown An international staff member working for a medical INGO suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder when armed men forced their way in to the INGO's residential compound and opened fire. He was treated by his colleagues. The mobile medical activities in the area were suspended, but the INGO continued limited support to the area hospital. Yes Official Report
1303 May 18 2012 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staffer of a UN agency was shot and killed in his home in Goma by unknown assailants. Yes Official Report
1702 Jan 13 2013 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown -0.841605 29.048446 Incidental Unknown Unknown One Red Cross worker was shot and killed by unknown armed men when trying to stop them from raping a woman. Yes Focal Point
1659 Jan 31 2013 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.816957 29.109423 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO female staff member was abducted, but was released three days later. Yes Focal Point
1736 Feb 10 2013 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 1.566667 30.25 Incidental Host State Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) One national UN worker was severely beaten by FARDC soldiers for having committed adultery. Yes Focal Point
1423 May 4 2013 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.183623 29.448832 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staffer was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Yes Official Report
1515 Jul 11 2013 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 0.485973 29.458168 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four national INGO staff were kidnapped by an armed group. UPDATE: one staff member escaped and was found unharmed over a year later, on 29 August 2014; no news regarding the other three staff members, however. Yes Official Report
1664 Sep 19 2013 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -1.659905 29.221005 Economic Unknown Unknown An INGO national staff member was shot and injured just as he reached his house, on his way home from work. He was subsequently hospitalized. Yes Focal Point
1807 Dec 2013 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -0.938692 29.073764 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were critically injured when they were physically assaulted with machetes during an attempted robbery. Yes Focal Point
1815 May 1 2014 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown -1.402805 28.900472 Political Host State Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) An NGO staff member was physically assaulted by the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) for suspected collaboration with the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS). Yes Official Report
1811 Aug 12 2014 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown 3.960093 24.908219 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) A national contractor of an INGO was killed by individuals who are suspected to be part of the LRA. His three children (not counted here) were also abducted. Yes Official Report
1819 Aug 31 2014 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.012818 29.356943 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) Two national INGO doctors were abducted by individuals suspected to be part of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). They were released the following day after family members reportedly paid a ransom. Yes Official Report
1822 Sep 6 2014 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Home -1.658501 29.220455 Economic Unknown Unknown One national UN staff member was injured by armed robbers when returning home with his wife. The UN staff member is in stable condition at the hospital. It is suspected that the robbers were members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). Yes Official Report
1860 Nov 24 2014 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road -1.183699 29.450173 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO employee was killed an another injured in a carjacking attempt. Yes Official Report
1927 Dec 7 2014 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member's home was raided by 4 men, who shot him in the leg and kidnapped his daughter (not counted in AWSD). She was later released after being sexually assaulted. Yes Focal Point
1867 Dec 20 2014 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.183623 29.448832 Unknown Unknown Unknown National staff of INGO kidnapped and released four days later. Yes Official Report
1891 Feb 8 2015 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road -1.658501 29.220455 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO worker was driving in his private vehicle when armed individuals, who were attempting to stop the car, opened fire. The INGO worker was taken to hospital. Yes Official Report
2118 Mar 2 2015 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -0.791773 29.045993 Economic Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members were kidnapped on March 2nd by unknown assailants in North Kivu province. They were allegedly released a few days later according to a UN official who made a comment about the release via the agency's social media account. Yes Media
2141 Mar 9 2015 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -4.038333 21.758664 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two male INGO aid workers were kidnapped and held for over 24 hours. Yes Focal Point
1980 Apr 23 2015 CD DR Congo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.305887 29.380188 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three UN contracted demining personnel were abducted on Goma-Rutshuru road in North Kivu province by armed gunmen. Yes Official Report
1982 Jun 18 2015 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.184208 29.445591 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members, two male, and one female were reported abducted after their vehicle was ambushed on Ishasha-Nyamilima road in Rutshuru, Northern Kivu. The female was immediately released but the two male staff members remained captive until their release on June 22nd. Yes Official Report
1988 Jun 29 2015 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home -3.4 29.15 Economic Unknown Unknown An national INGO staff member was shot during a home invasion by a group of armed gunmen. The assailants stole money and fled when police approached the scene. Yes Official Report
2020 Nov 1 2015 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.18557 29.446951 Unknown Unknown Unknown Fourteen NGO national staff members (including 2 drivers) were abducted by unknown assailants while they were returning from a fact-finding mission in Katwiguru town within Rutshuru. They were released two days later on November 3rd. Yes Media
2117 Dec 15 2015 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -0.791773 29.045993 Unknown Unknown Unknown On Tuesday 15 December, 2 INGO staff members were kidnapped in North Kivu, DRC. They were released unharmed the next day. Yes Focal Point
2070 Feb 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -4.297905 28.956099 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Armed assailants fired upon an INGO vehicle, injuring the driver who had to be take to Fizi hospital. Yes Official Report
2064 Feb 17 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Home -1.658501 29.220455 Economic Unknown Unknown An armed individual broke into the house of an national INGO worker and shot him. He also stole the victim's vehicle and valuables. The INGO aid worker died as a result of the attack. Yes Official Report
2071 Mar 2 2016 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.423845 26.670074 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national INGO aid workers were kidnapped from an INGO convoy traveling from Kasungho on March 2nd. They were released on March 8th, according to a UN official. Yes Official Report
2273 Mar 25 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown -3.372884 29.144879 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male national employee was shot and killed by criminals in Uvira while performing payroll duties. Yes Media
2086 May 3 2016 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 2.775809 20.485489 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) Three INGO truck drivers were intercepted by gunpoint on Bambu-Kirima road in Katora village and kidnapped. They were freed on Friday, May 6th. Yes Official Report
2101 May 25 2016 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.594896 29.09727 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO staff members were ambushed by armed men in Timbo-Timbo, North Kivu while travelling in two separate vehicles. Two of the ambushed staff members managed to escape. Two remaining staff members were released on the sixth day and did not suffer maltreatment. Yes Official Report
2098 Jun 3 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -3.031597 28.993615 Economic Unknown Unknown Armed gunmen ambushed two INGO vehicles and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. The driver was injured and had to be treated at a hospital. Yes Official Report
2209 Aug 11 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 1.217441 19.800838 Economic Unknown Unknown Two robbers shot and killed an INGO aid worker during a robbery and stole a significant amount of money which was reportedly part of the organization's payroll funds. Yes Official Report
2155 Aug 16 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.398883 28.815942 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO vehicles were ambushed along the Mweso-Kalembe road in Misinga village, North Kivu on August 16th. The armed assailants shot and wounded an international INGO staff member. Three national INGO staff members were also abducted during the attack and then released later on in the day. Yes Official Report
2159 Sep 5 2016 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.64399 29.185867 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO vehicles were intercepted by gunmen at Misinga village along Kalembe road. Three INGO workers were abducted. They were released on Wednesday, September 7th. Yes Official Report
2160 Sep 5 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 4.724744 27.676277 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Three INGO staff were shot at by suspected LRA rebels when traveling between Gangala and Masombo. The driver was shot in the shoulder and had to be admitted to a health center in Doruma and later medevac'd to Nyakonde. Yes Official Report
2196 Sep 22 2016 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.101655 29.212646 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national staff members were abducted on the Kinyandonyi-Rugarama road in North Kivu when their vehicle was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. Yes Official Report
2222 Dec 28 2016 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -3.372884 29.144879 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot in front of his home by an unidentified assailant in the Songo quarter of Uvira town. Yes Official Report
2275 Apr 13 2017 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 0.499012 29.452754 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A national staff member from an INGO that was abducted on April 13th in the Grand Nord Beni Region, south of Lubero Territory, managed to escape. Having intended to target a person from a specific INGO, the perpetrators had accidentally abducted the wrong person. Yes Official Report
2288 May 5 2017 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 6 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.037069 28.315887 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Over 30 INGO and NGO staff members were abducted when militiamen ambushed and fired at a convoy of four INGO and NGO vehicles on the Mwenga-Tubimbi road. Most of the abductees were rescued during a rescue operation but six staff members (including one international) were still being held by the militia. One of the drivers was seriously wounded in the attack and taken to the hospital. Yes Official Report
2298 Jun 7 2017 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.500805 29.43512 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One aid worker from the ICRC and one from the national Red Cross were kidnapped on June 7th, between Kirumba and Beni in North Kivu province. The organization did not mention who was responsible for the kidnapping, however, a number of militias are active in that region. Both aid workers were released on June 15th. Yes Official Report
2615 Jan 15 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -6.305744 28.140761 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped in Bendera, Tanganyika. They were released three days later and the primary motive is suspected to have been financial. Yes Focal Point
2643 Jan 18 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.566667 28.7 Economic Unknown Unknown Two national staff members were ambushed on the road and kidnapped. They were released after 30 hours. The motive was reported to be most likely financial in nature. Yes Focal Point
2369 Feb 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.18557 29.446951 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two aid workers were killed and one abducted on February 17th. The attack occurred in the village of Mushikiri located on the Nyanzal Yes Media
2631 Feb 20 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -3.4 29.0824 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male UN contracted driver was shot and killed when his truck was ambushed while transporting food items in South Kivu by Uvira town. Yes Focal Point
2381 Feb 27 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.665868 29.211771 Unknown Unknown Unknown Gunmen intercepted and abducted an INGO contracted driver and his assistant along the Mweso-Kalembe road axis. The vehicle was clearly marked. No additional information about their whereabouts is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2382 Mar 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Ambush Road -0.050221 29.514285 Unknown Unknown Unknown According to a report, on March 17th a 20-vehicle NGO convoy was attacked by armed assailants in Virunga Park. During the attack, the convoy lead was injured and needed to be taken to the hospital. Twenty-one people from the convoy were abducted by the armed group and were still being held in captivity on March 20th, 2018. Until a few details can be confirmed, the twenty-one people that have reportedly been abducted are not yet counted here. Yes Official Report
2379 Mar 18 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown -0.15496 29.243701 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staff member for an INGO was killed by gunmen in Bwatsinge village, Lubero. At this time there is no further information available about this incident. Yes Official Report
2637 Apr 11 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Road -4.3 28.944167 Unknown Host state Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) One male national UN contracted driver was injured during a reported altercation with a DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) Officer. The staff member was taken to the Baraka hospital and later transferred to Bukavu hospital the following day. Yes Focal Point
2402 Apr 21 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 2.859023 30.838409 Economic Unknown Unknown Two unarmed security guards at an INGO compound were administered an unknown drug in order to incapacitate them and facilitate a break-in into three different INGO offices on the compound. The perpetrators stole vehicles and laptops. Both of the security guards required medical attention. Yes Official Report
2411 May 13 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.86362 28.75435 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was abducted near Penemede, near the administrative border between South Kivu and Maniema, when armed men ambushed an INGO motorcycle convey composed of five workers. Two motorcycles were also taken in the attack. The whereabouts of the worker and the motive for the attack are unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
2416 May 22 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Ambush Road 1.572747 30.240077 Economic Unknown Unknown Armed assailants ambushed an INGO vehicle that was transporting cash from an airfield to the city center in Irumu territory. When the vehicle came under fire, the four aid workers onboard abandoned the vehicle and ran to hide in the bush. Although two aid workers were able to escape, the other two were found by the gunmen. They were assaulted and stabbed. Yes Official Report
2596 Jun 12 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -5.946021 29.196717 Economic Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was wounded outside of his residence when perpetrators assaulted him with a machete. They also stole his personal belongings and it is reported that was most likely the primary motive. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika province. Yes Focal Point
2507 Jul 12 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -6.274012 27.9249 Economic Unknown Unknown Two INGO national staff members were released on July 13th after IDPs negotiated for their release with the assailants who abducted them the previous day along the Kalemie-Nyemba-Nyunzu road near Nyemba village. A total of 6 staff members were stopped on the road, robbed, and then 4 were released leaving two with the assailants until the next day. Yes Official Report
2597 Jul 20 2018 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.946021 29.196717 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff member was assaulted with a machete and wooden bats by perpetrators during a robbery of his residence. Personal belongings were taken and the primary motive for this incident was reported to be theft. The incident occurred in Kalemie, Tanganyika. Yes Focal Point
2508 Jul 21 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -0.153679 29.179937 Unknown Unknown Unknown One local NGO national staff member was kidnapped between the early hours of July 21-22 in Kasesa village, west of Lubero. Yes Official Report
2510 Aug 3 2018 CD DR Congo 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.398474 28.814284 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Seven UN local implementing partners were abducted in North Kivu on August 2nd, 2018. The convoy of two vehicles was stopped by armed assailants East of Masisi center. The Congolese nationals were kidnapped but the two drivers and their vehicles were released. On August 3rd, two of the seven staff members were released after being seriously assaulted. They were treated for their wounds in Masisi. Reportedly a ransom has been requested for the remaining staff members. Yes Official Report
2647 Aug 17 2018 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site -3.38413 29.1415 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO contractors were kidnapped during a raid on their project site in Uvira. The were released after several days. Yes Focal Point
2555 Aug 19 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -6.699833 29.498361 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four members of the Red Cross were reportedly kidnapped in Katanga state, Tanganyika province, by a group of Hapa Na Pale Mayi Mayi militants. It is unkown whether the members have been released. Pending Media
2527 Oct 2 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.140692 29.335015 Political Unaffiliated Community members Two members of the Red Cross were wounded when community members attacked them while they were performing safe Ebola burials in Butembo. They were treated in the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Yes Media
2539 Nov 11 2018 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.554059 29.189061 Unknown Unknown Unknown The head of a local NGO was reported missing in Goma. For the purposes of the AWSD, this incident was listed as a kidnapping, however, that has not been confirmed and, therefore, the designation is likely to change. According to reports, she is mentioned as being an activist. Whether that had something to do with her disappearance cannot be confirmed. Yes Official Report
2538 Nov 15 2018 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.993502 29.163729 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were killed in an ambush while travelling by motorcycle between Fatuma and Maendeleo village along the Kalemie-Moba road axis. The bodies were recovered and brought back to Kalemie on November 17th, 2018. The means of attack consisted of bodily assault by stabbing and shooting. It is currently unknown who the perpetrators were and what the motive was for the attack. Yes Official Report
2548 Dec 17 2018 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.360432 28.79195 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male UN Agency driver was shot and killed during an ambush of their 2-vehicle convoy, roughly 70km north-west of Goma at Loashi at 8:30am. The food distribution mission aimed to reached Nyabiondo, but was reportedly ambushed by three armed men in civilian clothes. Yes Official Report
2860 Jan 27 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.640183 29.178362 Economic Criminal Unknown One male INGO national staff member was kidnapped by a suspected criminal group on the road between Goma and Sake. The staff member was among 6 other passengers travelling in private vehicles when they were ambushed near the forest. After the kidnappers made contact with the staff members wife and requested ransom, he was released the following afternoon. Yes Focal Point
2677 Feb 5 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.4833 29.45 Political Unaffiliated Community members One Ebola response team member was assaulted and injured when a group of local residents clashed with aid workers after the transfer of an Ebola case to Tako village in Beni Territory. The organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2993 Feb 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home -10.6197026 26.3190398 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO staff member was shot in the leg in his home after a group of unknown perpetrators broke into his home to steal goods and a cash wedding dowry. Yes Focal Point
2852 Feb 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Road -0.1549602 29.2437011 Incidental Unknown Unknown One UN agency contracted driver transporting 33 tons of food from Goma to Mangina was killed near the town of Kasegha, south of Lubero. Focal point reports indicate the driver exited the vehicle for a rest and a nearby grenade unearthed on the road by a construction worker exploded. Yes Focal Point
2968 Mar 19 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -4.325 15.322222 Economic Criminal Unknown One female INGO national staff member was robbed and beaten by criminals and left by the Congo river. Yes Focal Point
2609 Mar 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown 0.129899 29.292641 Political Aid recipient Ebola victim families One UN staff member was assaulted by a group of Butembo residents and alleged family members of an Ebola victim. A total of three UN staff were assaulted, with only one injured and treated at the local Ebola treatment center. This incident follows a trend of numerous attacks on aid workers in North Kivu throughout March 2019. Yes Official Report
2678 Mar 31 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 0.15 29.283333 Political Unaffiliated Community members Two Ebola response team members were assaulted and injured by a group of local residents in Butembo. The team was preforming a burial of one Ebola victim in Mwemero Cellule, Wayene Quarter, Bulengera Commune of Butembo, when they were attacked. The injured staff were taken to the Butembo Ebola sub-coordination office for first aid. Organization is listed as other due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2891 Apr 3 2019 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 0.14164 29.2911701 Political Unaffiliated Not applicable Three female national staff members of an INGO were wounded when civilian mob violence erupted in the office compound in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2892 Apr 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 0.14164 29.2911701 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable Two male national INGO staff were wounded when a civilian assaulted them at a project site in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2654 Apr 19 2019 CD DR Congo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 0.127778 29.2875 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable On April 19 2019, one male international UN aid worker was shot and killed, while another male national staff member was shot and wounded. The perpetrators reported to be armed militia, attacked the Ebola treatment group in Butembo with indiscriminate use of firearms. Attacks on Ebola response aid workers have recently been common in areas of the DRC affected, causing some medical INGOs to withdraw. Yes Media
2710 Apr 24 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.384977 28.092944 Economic Unknown Unknown 2 national INGO staff members were ambushed approximately 18km outside the city of Walikale on the Malikale-Masisi road, while returning from Mpofi. During the ambush the 2 staff members were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. The staff were later released. Yes ACLED
2855 May 16 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.3728836 29.1448793 Economic Criminal Unknown One UN agency contracted truck driver was ambushed on the road 55km north of Uvira near the villages of Bwegera by unknown criminal perpetrators. The driver was kidnapped and held for ransom for two days and then released. Yes Focal Point
2684 May 25 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Project site 0.517895 29.311459 Political Unaffiliated Community members One member of the Ebola team for prevention and control of infections died after suffering serious injuries during an attack. Reports indicate local residents of the Mabalako health sector in Vusahiro village attacked the Ebola team. The seriously injured staff member was being transferred to a hospital when he succumbed to his wounds. Organization is listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Media
2738 Jun 5 2019 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.155 29.24 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown militants while travelling by road in the Lubero territory of North Kivu province. Reports indicate both staff members were released on June 7. Yes ACLED
2900 Jun 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.9474902 29.1947098 Economic Host state DR Congo Armed Forces One male national INGO staff member was shot and killed after being ambushed by the DR Congo Armed Forces in Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
3009 Jun 6 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.55941 30.25224 Political Unaffiliated Community members One ICRC national male staff member was assaulted after community members broke out into mob violence, in a project site in Bunia, over Ebola stigma. Yes Focal Point
2893 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 0.14164 29.2911701 Economic Unknown Unknown Three female and one male national staff of an INGO were all wounded in a shooting when unknown armed perpetrators raided and robbed the office compound in Butembo. Yes Focal Point
2950 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -2.633333 26.1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national staff were injured and one national staff member was killed during an ambush on the road. Yes Focal Point
2733 Jul 11 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Individual attack Public location -2.536656 25.752575 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One national staff member of a INGO local partner was killed by members of a Mai Mai militia in the vicinity of Lomami Park, Maniema province, near the FARDC Camp in Lakakando and the Likolongo village. Reports indicate three other NGO personnel were assaulted but the extent of their injuries is unknown. After, the perpetrators burned three NGO motorcycles and left with stolen belongings. Yes Official Report
2748 Jul 14 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Home -0.566667 28.7 Political Unaffiliated Community members 2 national Ebola health aid workers were reportedly killed in their homes the night of July 14, 2019 by angry community members in North Kivu. The health ministry reported the workers suffered months of threats prior to the attack. Attacks against Ebola aid workers in North Kivu is occurring more often due to the distrust for causes and treatments for the disease among community members. Staff members are listed as 'other' due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Media
2894 Jul 19 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Road -5.9127393 29.1913918 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national staff member was wounded when assaulted due to mob violence on the road in Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
2772 Aug 24 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.768161 29.051722 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national driver for a UN implementing partner was traveling around 40km on the Kalemie - Nyemba - Nyunzu axis, when his truck carrying fuel to Nyunzu was ambushed by unknown armed assailants. The perpetrators shot the driver in the arm, but he was able to speed away and arrive at a medical centre 50km away to receive medical attention. He was evacuated to Kalemie by air for treatment. Yes Official Report
2949 Sep 15 2019 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -4.325 15.322222 Economic Unknown Unknown One national INGO staff member was injured when robbed at gunpoint while sitting in a cab. Yes Focal Point
2795 Nov 3 2019 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Road 0.651669 29.388876 Political Unknown Unknown One Ebola community outreach volunteer was stabbed to death in front of his home in Lwemba in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province. Reports outline the volunteers wife was also injured by the group of unknown perpetrators before they burned down their house. This attack comes as a new Ebola vaccine was set to be released in the area. The incident is categorized as 'other' staff due to likely World Bank funding. Yes Official Report
2798 Nov 22 2019 CD DR Congo 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound -3.404897 29.136817 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 6 INGO staff members, including a driver and the director, were kidnapped during a raid by armed men on the organization Uvira Office on the RN5 Road in Uvira Territory. After negotiations with the armed group, four staff members were reportedly released on November 23. The remaining 2 are still being held, no further information is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2800 Nov 28 2019 CD DR Congo 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 Shooting Raid Office/compound 0.570679 29.324529 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three aid workers were killed, and one seriously injured, in a raid by reported Mai Mai militants on the UN compound approximately 35km W of Mangina and 65km W of Beni. Armed perpetrators entered the compound and starting shooting indiscriminately injuring 5 others. Official reports described the attack as "unmistakably a directed attack at the [Ebola] response." The staff members are categorized here as other due to likely world bank funding. Yes Official Report
2825 Dec 27 2019 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -4.104123 29.094035 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Unknown One UN international staff member was kidnapped along with 2 other private security guards (not counted here) in Baraka, South Kivu. Media reports indicate the armed perpetrators, part of a South Kivu militia, requested ransom for their release. All three individuals were released on December 30, 2019. Yes ACLED
3162 Jan 8 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -2.5 28.866667 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One male national INGO staff member was assaulted and injured by a group of men with machetes while walking from his home in Bukavu. Yes Focal Point
2826 Jan 13 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 1.510808 30.249844 Political Unaffiliated Community members Four Red Cross volunteers, part of a EVD response team, were attacked and assaulted by a group of community members in Bandibwane village, approx. 32kms east of Mambasa in Mambasa Territory. Official reports indicate the team were attempting to return a body to the family house in the village when rumors spread they had removed organs from the body. All four staff members were injured, 2 seriously, and all were taken to the Nyankunde Hospital, approx. 45kms West of Bunia. Yes Official Report
3186 Feb 12 2020 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Project site -4.301111 28.944167 Political Police or paramilitary Security Forces Two INGO national staff were beaten and injured after security forces raided their project site accusing the staff of medically treating rebels. Yes Focal Point
2920 Feb 21 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.075433 28.981833 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO staff members, one female and two males, were reportedly kidnapped while travelling to a field mission in Kafulo 20km west of Baraka. The abduction occurred at approximately 3:00pm LT, but the driver of the INGO vehicle was released. Further information about perpetrators or any ransom requests is unknown at this time. Yes ACLED
2865 Mar 7 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.39534 29.1377907 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NGO driver travelling few kilometers away from Sebele village, approx. 12km E of Baraka, was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators. Reports indicate he was travelling from Kazimia to Baraka when he was taken. The NGO vehicle was left on the road. No further information is available at this time. Yes Official Report
3040 Apr 16 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4 29.15 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia 3 national INGO staff members were kidnapped after their vehicle was ambushed and stolen near Kajembwe neighbourhood in Sange rural commune. They were released on the 31st of May in Kigurwe village, Uvira territory, South-Kivu. Yes Focal Point
2927 Apr 17 2020 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.200656 29.024874 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling in two vehicles in between Fizi and Baraka in South Kivu. Their whereabouts and the perpetrators are unknown at this time. Yes Media
3029 Jun 28 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Unknown Unknown One female international INGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators in Lulimba Fizi territory, approximately 210km South of Uvira. She was released on June 30 after reported payment of ransom. Yes Official Report
3042 Jul 13 2020 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.94749 29.19471 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN agency consultant was injured after three unknown men with machetes raided his home in Kalemie and assaulted him. The assailants stole a TV, laptops, and cellphones. The consultant was treated at the hospital and is in stable condition. Yes Official Report
3244 Sep 16 2020 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -1.19209 29.15049 Economic Unknown Unknown One UN contracted truck driver carrying food from Goma to Mpati near Muhanga was ambushed and assaulted with a machete by unknown criminals. Yes Focal Point
3077 Sep 16 2020 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.103685 29.297175 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One INGO male national staff was killed and another seriously injured, after their 2 vehicle convoy was ambushed 11km NW of Luofo on the Kasiki-Luofu road in Lubero, North Kivu, after returning from distributing humanitarian aid to IDPs. The convoy was reportedly intercepted by suspected local Mai Mai Militia. Two other staff were kidnapped, but released the following day after community support. Yes Official Report
3083 Sep 18 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO national staff members were abducted from their project site in Irumu territory, not far from Bunia. The site (but not staff) have previously been attacked and damaged earlier in September by a coalition of armed actors. Yes Official Report
3082 Sep 21 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.04417 29.18333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A convoy with two vehicles was intercepted by unidentified armed individuals near Kigurwe village, approximately 40km northwest of Uvira. Two INGO national staff members and a contracted driver were abducted and released after 2 nights. Valuables were also stolen from the vehicle. The staff had been returning from a mission in Rusabaki. Yes Official Report
3164 Oct 8 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location -2.5 28.866667 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was attacked and severely beaten by a mob of unknown men in Bukavu. He was left unconscious and his belongings stolen. Yes Focal Point
3089 Oct 15 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff driver was reportedly kidnapped in Baraka town. He was released 48 hours later by his unknown abductors. Yes Official Report
3105 Oct 30 2020 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.779562 29.087343 Political Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members returning from the Mulongwe refugee camp in Fizi county were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. Their driver (not counted here) was released immediately and the remaining 2 staff were released 4 days later. Yes Media
3120 Nov 3 2020 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mayi-Mayi Biloze Bishambuke Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped while travelling in Abonyoni village, 3 km from Fizi town. Reports indicate the perpetrators were Mayi-Mayi Biolze Bishambuke militants and demanded ransom for the staff members. They were released several days later. Yes Official Report
3116 Nov 15 2020 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location -1.4 28.818056 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO staff member was reportedly shot and killed in Masisi town centre, North Kivy by unknown perpetrators. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
3124 Nov 27 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -1.187265 29.446004 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One national staff from an INGO was attacked by an unknown militia and had his arm mutilated and amputated in Bwalanda village, Rutshuru. Yes ACLED
3213 Dec 1 2020 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location -6.05 26.916667 Economic Criminal Unknown One INGO national staff was shot and injured after criminal perpetrators raided a hotel in Kabalo, shot the staff, and robbed the hotel. Yes Focal Point
3155 Feb 22 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -1.469050 29.345562 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A UN aid convoy of 2 vehicles traveling from Goma to Rutshuru approximately 25 km northeast of Goma was ambushed by unknown armed gunmen. The UN driver of one vehicle was killed along with a non UN security personnel and an international diplomat (not counted here). Yes Official Report
3174 Feb 23 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Public location -6.15 23.6 Unknown Unknown Unknown One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed in the city of Mbuji-Mayi. Further information is unavailable at this time. Pending ACLED
3299 May 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.106949 28.729977 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Twigwaneho Militia Three INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Fizi Hauts Plateaux during a food distribution project for children. They were released after 3 days due to family negotiations. Yes Official Report
3300 May 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -3.334856 29.086427 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Buhirwa Militia Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped 107km northwest of Uvira. One staff was released on May 22 after ransom was paid, and the other staff died while being held on May 20 due to lack of medical treatment. Yes Official Report
3541 Jun 25 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody -4.325 15.322222 Incidental Police or paramilitary Police One female international UN staff member was injured by a police officer after she was arrested with a group of people in a restaurant accused of breaking COVID restrictions. They were released 1 hour later. Yes Focal Point
3355 Jul 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.588408 29.268264 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown gunmen while travelling near Kanyamahoro, 10km north of Goma on the Goma-Kibumba road. Information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3411 Aug 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.5473 29.2553 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped during an armed group attack in Nyiragongo that killed 4 civilians and led to 7 other civilian abductions (not counted here). The whereabouts of the staff is presently unknown. Yes ACLED
3400 Sep 16 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Shooting Ambush Road -1.5164271 29.3308425 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three staff members from a UN agency NGO implementing partner were shot and wounded after their aid convoy was ambushed by unknown gunmen near Buhumba village, Nyiragongo. Yes Official Report
3421 Oct 5 2021 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.029454 29.091870 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 119km south of Uvira, Fizi district for ransom. They were freed on October 9. Yes Official Report
3435 Oct 7 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.5219444444444 29.249444444444 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four NGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped in Kingarame, North Kivu. Yes ACLED
3426 Oct 19 2021 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Public location 1.566667 30.25 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was shot and killed in Bunia for unknown reasons. Yes Official Report
3430 Oct 28 2021 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Road 2.982419 30.330561 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO staff members were shot and wounded when their organisation vehicle was ambushed while travelling between Kobu and Bambu, Ituri, by unknown armed individuals for unknown reasons. Yes Media
3511 Nov 20 2021 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -5.94749 29.19471 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One UN national staff was shot and wounded by Mai Mai militia in Lambo Katenga, Kalemie. Yes Focal Point
3451 Nov 30 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.4 28.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two ICRC staff, one national and one international, were kidnapped in Masisi on November 30 by unknown gunmen and released on December 11. Yes Official Report
3472 Dec 1 2021 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two private truck staff contracted to deliver humanitarian supplies to Bibokoboko, Fizi, were shot and killed when their truck was ambushed by unknown armed men. 2 other civilian passengers were also killed (not counted here). Yes Media
3452 Dec 8 2021 CD DR Congo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road -0.182693 29.269289 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Three UN agency staff members were wounded after their convoy came under armed attack by suspected Mai Mai militia members while travelling 17km south of Lubero. Yes Official Report
3465 Jan 7 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.423139 29.019500 Economic Criminal Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. Yes Media
3484 Jan 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Road 1.652694 30.347194 Political Unaffiliated Commercial motorcyclists One INGO staff member was injured when a group of angry commercial motorcyclists threw stones at the INGO vehicle in Katoto centre, Ituri. Yes Official Report
3491 Jan 24 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes Media
3498 Feb 23 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -3.4 29.15 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One male NGO staff member was robbed and killed in Uvira at a transfer shop, some reports indicate the staff may have been in debt to the shop but the motive is unknown. Yes Official Report
3791 Mar 12 2022 CD DR Congo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Public location -5.11477 28.6592 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Six national male UN-contracted aid workers were abducted by Mai Mai militants around 4 kilometers from Lambo Katenga-Kasongo Mukuli road, where they were conducting a project. Yes Focal Point
3522 Mar 13 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.044548 29.088888 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3762 Mar 31 2022 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -5.038611 18.818056 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Kuluna gang One national UN-contracted driver was injured with knives by a gang-armed group between Kinshasa and Kikwit. Yes Focal Point
3572 May 11 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.53991 29.05381 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member was injured by unknown armed elements while traveling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The two staff were released on the 19 of May. Yes Official Report
3813 Jul 5 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -11.666667 27.483333 Economic Unknown Unknown An aid worker was injured with a machete by armed individuals who broke into his home and stole mobile phones, three televisions, and money. Yes Official Report
3750 Jul 25 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Unknown Unknown -10.65 24.45 Unknown Police or paramilitary Body guard of administrative authority One INGO staff was severely beaten by a bodyguard of the administrative authority in Mutshasha. Yes Focal Point
3636 Sep 6 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Unknown Public location 0.971534 29.116032 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) The body of one Red Cross staff member was found in the Mekima forest a 1 hour walk south of Bango village, Mambasa. Reports indicate he was beheaded by the ADF rebel group. Yes Media
3649 Oct 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.297664 28.956380 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were reportedly ambushed and kidnapped by unknown armed men outside of Lukongo village on the Baraka-Fizi axis. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3754 Oct 26 2022 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Detention Custody -1.4 28.818056 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One national male INGO aid worker was arrested and beaten by fellow inmates in Masisi, North Kivu. Yes Focal Point
3660 Oct 31 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Mob violence Public location 0.04022 29.26246 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male aid worker was beheaded during a riot in his village by unknown violent rioters who mistook the organisation for another group. Yes ACLED
3671 Nov 4 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.4 28.818056 Disputed Unknown Unknown Two national INGO aid workers were shot and killed by unknown actors in a street in Mwenso, North Kivu. The second INGO worker was killed while assisting an administrative servant previously shot. Both of the shootings were done by the same actors. Yes Media
3683 Dec 12 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1.3601 29.0354 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One aid worker was killed by an unidentified Mai Mai militia in Bapwakina, Mambasa, Ituri. Another civilian was also killed in the same attack. Pending ACLED
4117 Jan 5 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location -1.679444 29.233611 Incidental Criminal Not applicable One UN staff member was shot and killed by burglars on the street near his home after the staff tried to respond to calls his neighbours were being robbed. Yes Focal Point
3728 Mar 11 2023 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.263904 8.928985 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were ambushed and kidnapped by unknown actors when returning from a food distribution in Kikonde, Fizi, South Kivu. Yes ACLED
3780 Apr 10 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown Public location -0.566667 28.7 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national female INGO worker was killed in North Kivu. The aid worker was off duty, on her way to a voting registration centre. Yes ACLED
4142 Apr 29 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Complex attack Ambush Road 1.933 30.483 Unknown Non-state armed group: National CODECO Two NNGO contracted drivers were attacked by an armed group who lit their vehicle on fire. One driver was killed and the other was seriously injured. Yes Focal Point
3858 Jun 13 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Economic Unknown Unknown The head of a NNGO was kidnapped by unknown armed men while travelling by motorbike to Lusenda, Fizi territory. Allegedly, the kidnapping occurred following a disagreement on a road project and the perpetrators asked for a ransom. His travel companion was also kidnapped and tortured but released a few hours later (not counted). The aid worker was released on June 17th after the ransom was paid. Yes ACLED
4111 Jun 24 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 2.3063766085401123 30.97672465680944 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable An INGO female national staff was injured after an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Mahagi. Yes Focal Point
3877 Jun 30 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown 0.5 29.466667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national NGO aid worker was killed by unidentified armed men in Beni city, North Kivu province. Yes ACLED
4113 Aug 7 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 1.933 30.483 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO male national staff member was injured when an unknown person threw a stone at their vehicle breaking the glass in Djugu. Yes Focal Point
3917 Aug 11 2023 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4044 29.1379 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three INGO aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Mushegereza, Uvira, South Kivu. The victims were released on August 14th. Yes ACLED
4175 Sep 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Home -5.918541 29.188183 Economic Criminal Criminal One NGO aid worker was injured with a machete by criminal actors who robbed the house in Kalemie, Tanganyika. Yes Official Report
3924 Sep 4 2023 CD DR Congo 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown -1.183333 29.45 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four INGO national aid workers were abducted by unknown men in May-Safi village, Rutshuru territory, North Kivu. They were released several days later after random was paid. Yes Media
4193 Sep 22 2023 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -0.062699 29.230660 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One off-duty male INGO aid worker was kidnapped by M23 militants in North Kivu along with another civilian (not counted). Both individuals were released on September 26. Yes Media
3948 Oct 7 2023 CD DR Congo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -3.4 29.15 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Luberivi, Uvira, South Kivu after a 2 vehicle UN convoy was ambushed travelling the Uvira-Sange road. The staff was released on October 12th. Yes ACLED
3982 Nov 13 2023 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.301111 28.944167 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two NGO aid workers were abducted when unknown armed men ambushed the convoy they were travelling in. Three vehicles were burnt during the incident. Yes Official Report
4073 Feb 7 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shelling Unknown Unknown -1.563426 29.059267 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One NGO aid worker was killed during a bombing attack by the March 23 Movement (M23) in Sake, Masisi, North Kivu. Pending Media
4203 Mar 31 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Road -1.6637385 29.2287125 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable While off duty, one ICRC driver was killed by unknown armed men in Goma, North Kivu. Yes ACLED
4159 Apr 8 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Road 1.372558 28.996508 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) One national NRCS aid worker was kidnapped in Mambasa by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for unknown reasons. The body of the aid worker was found on April 22 in the forest of Kindiasa village, Ituri. Pending Media
4288 Jun 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound -8.470207 28.901263 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female NGO aid worker was killed by unknown armed men at her hotel while on duty in Pweto, Haut-Katanga. Pending Official Report
4555 Jun 16 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.660575 29.218395 Unknown Unknown Unknown One aid worker from an implementing partner of an INGO was killed in Goma. Yes Focal Point
4289 Jun 30 2024 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 0.110053 29.294252 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO aid workers were killed when an armed group opened fire on a convoy who were trying to reach Butembo, North Kivu. Yes Official Report
4389 Jul 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Raid Office/compound -4.318187 15.299083 Unknown Criminal Not applicable One NNGO aid worker was killed when criminals vandalised an NGO office and stole cash in DRC. Pending Official Report
4395 Aug 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 0.087056 29.276095 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One NGO driver was abducted by M23 men in North Kivu. The aid worker was released a day later. Pending Official Report
4284 Aug 27 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Ambush Road -2.330856 28.746967 Unknown Unknown Unknown An unspecified number of humanitarian workers were ambushed and injured by unknown armed men along National Road 3, Kalonge town, Kabare territory, South Kivu. (Defaulted to two aid workers). Pending Media
4295 Sep 19 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road -2.3174164 28.7865982 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO director was shot and killed by members of an unknown armed group who demanded the payment of a toll on a roadblock in Cholobero, Kalonge. Yes Media
4405 Oct 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown -4.429965 15.347798 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia One NGO aid worker was abducted by the Mai Mai militia, who accused the aid worker of collaborating with security forces. The whereabouts of the aid worker remain unknown. Pending Official Report
4321 Oct 2 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Unknown Unknown -0.155 29.24 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) An unknown number of NRCS aid workers were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Bapere district, Lubero territory, North Kivu. (Defaulted to two) Pending ACLED
4338 Oct 29 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown -1.154409 29.429141 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One INGO aid worker was injured by a stray bullet during a confrontation between M23 and another armed group in Kiwanja, Rutshuru, North Kivu. Yes Official Report
4521 Nov 4 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Mob violence Office/compound 9.191560 12.480359 Incidental Unknown Unknown One male INGO aid worker was caught and injured during an attack on makeshift weapons in North Kivu. Yes Focal Point
4363 Nov 25 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home -1.629989 29.184380 Economic Criminal Criminal One male NGO aid worker was injured when unknown criminals entered his home and stole his personal belongings in Ndosho, Goma, North Kivu. One other civilian was also wounded during the attack (not counted). Yes Official Report
4384 Dec 15 2024 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Unknown -2.330813 28.746839 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was shot and injured by unknown armed men in Kalonge, Kalehe, South Kivu. Pending Media
4556 Dec 19 2024 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road -4.340266 15.314026 Unknown Criminal Not aplicable One male INGO aid worker was attacked and injured with a machete when leaving the organisation's office in Kinshasa. Yes Focal Point
4504 Jan 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home -1.653382 29.202551 Incidental Unknown Unknown One NGO aid worker was killed due to a stray bullet while at home in Goma. Pending Official Report
4545 Jan 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Ambush Project site -4.335573 15.351579 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Mobondo militia One NNGO aid worker was killed during a kidnapping event on a farm in Kinshasa. An unknown number of aid workers were kidnapped and later released after their families paid the ransom. (not counted) Pending Official Report
4473 Jan 19 2025 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Project site -1.402628 28.818103 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Two INGO aid workers were injured when M-23 rockets hit the NGO garage next to the Masisi General Referral Hospital in Masisi, North Kivu. One child also died during the attack (not counted). Pending ACLED
4467 Feb 5 2025 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Unknown Unknown -1.182704 29.444003 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Three national INGO aid workers were attacked and killed in Kabirangiriro, Rutshuru, North Kivu. The organisation suspended operations after the incident. Pending Official Report
4480 Feb 20 2025 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Office/compound -1.399441 28.819487 Incidental Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) One INGO aid worker was shot when bullets from a confrontation between M-23 and VDP/Wazalendo hit the INGO warehouse. The aid worker later died due to the injuries. Pending Official Report
4619 Mar 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 0.010152 29.254122 Unknown Criminal Not applicable Two NGO aid workers were killed by alleged criminals in North Kivu. Pending Official Report
4580 Mar 9 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Unknown Project site 1.971785 30.496802 Unknown Non-state armed group: National CODECO One NRCS aid worker was shot and killed by allegedly CODECO members in the Djangapoli mining area, Djugu, Ituri. Pending ACLED
4585 Apr 4 2025 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Raid Project site -1.621632 29.150328 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Two aid workers from an INGO-supported hospital were beaten and injured when M23 militants entered and attacked patients. One other person was killed and three people were wounded (not counted). Pending Official Report
4594 Apr 18 2025 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home -1.398425 28.818254 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO nurse was shot in the chest and killed by unknown armed men at his home while sleeping in Masisi, North Kivu. Pending Official Report
5000 Jun 12 2025 CD DR Congo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1.565737 30.242924 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was injured when unknown actors stole personal belongings in Bunia, Ituri. Pending Media
5006 Jun 17 2025 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Kidnapping Combat/Crossfire Unknown -2.709950 28.643111 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational March 23 Movement (M23) Six NNGO aid workers were abducted by M23 militants during an intense fight in Wualungu, South Kivu. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Pending Media
Total 52 264 24 34 81 7 107 118 206 0 431 4 16 10 0 30 461 214 31 216