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Kinshasa

CD1000·Kinshasa·Democratic Republic of the Congo

At a glance

  • Organisations listed7
  • Share that are national or local14.3%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)35,409
  • Displaced people recorded116,003
  • Violence events (12 mo)48

Trend: Little changed: 23 political violence events in the last six months, against 25 in the six months before.

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025-09-01 → 2025-12-31); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2026-02-28 → 2026-02-28); Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.

How bad is it

Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)

PhasePeople
Phase 1 — minimal123,930
Phase 2 — stressed194,748
Phase 3 — crisis35,409
Phase 4 — emergency0
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse35,409
Population analysed354,087

Source: Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Democratic Republic of the Congo — IPC / Cadre Harmonisé, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-09-01 → 2025-12-31. Last modified: 2026-08-25. Open the dataset on HDX

Internal displacement

116,003

Displaced people recorded

Source: Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Democratic Republic of the Congo — IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix and national partners, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-02-28 → 2026-02-28. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Is it getting worse

The three event categories below overlap: an event counted as civilian targeting is usually also counted as political violence. They must never be added together. Each is shown separately.

Political violence

Events: 48·Reported fatalities: 33

2025-10: 225-102025-11: 42025-12: 32026-01: 82026-02: 52026-03: 32026-04: 42026-05: 52026-06: 52026-07: 72026-08: 22026-09: 026-0980
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 2 3
2025-11 4 14
2025-12 3 2
2026-01 8 6
2026-02 5 2
2026-03 3 1
2026-04 4 2
2026-05 5 2
2026-06 5 1
2026-07 7 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 48 33

Violence against civilians

Events: 31·Reported fatalities: 14

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 12025-12: 22026-01: 62026-02: 22026-03: 22026-04: 22026-05: 32026-06: 52026-07: 52026-08: 22026-09: 026-0960
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 0
2025-11 1 0
2025-12 2 2
2026-01 6 5
2026-02 2 1
2026-03 2 1
2026-04 2 2
2026-05 3 2
2026-06 5 1
2026-07 5 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 31 14

Demonstrations

Events: 36·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 525-102025-11: 42025-12: 62026-01: 12026-02: 32026-03: 22026-04: 42026-05: 12026-06: 32026-07: 22026-08: 42026-09: 126-0960
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 5 0
2025-11 4 0
2025-12 6 0
2026-01 1 0
2026-02 3 0
2026-03 2 0
2026-04 4 0
2026-05 1 0
2026-06 3 0
2026-07 2 0
2026-08 4 0
2026-09 1 0
Σ 36 0

Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Democratic Republic of the Congo — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX

Who is helping here

7 organisations listed, 1 of them national or local (14.3%).

Education 2 organisations, 1 national or local
  • FH National / local
  • Street Child International
Nutrition 5 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Helen Keller Intl International
  • MAGNA International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
  • World Vision International (WVI) International

Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Democratic Republic of the Congo — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-02-01 → 2026-02-28. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX