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Eastern DRC Conflict

1996 – ongoing Central Africa Status: active Casualties: 6M+ cumulative since 1996

M23 (backed by Rwanda) captured Goma and Bukavu in early 2025. Continues a 30-year cycle of conflict in resource-rich eastern Congo. One of the longest and deadliest ongoing conflicts in the world.

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Belligerents

  • DRC military / FARDC
  • M23 / Rwanda
  • ADF
  • Wazalendo

Casualties

6M+ cumulative since 1996

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.