DR Congo security & risk intelligence

Threat

4

Political

3

Terrorism

0

Conflict

2

Maritime

0

Sub-regional & location breakdown

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Threat profile

• Moderate6
• High1
• Critical1
• Low1

Latest DR Congo records

• ModerateLow confidence29 Sept 2026

  Congo - Brazzaville Renews Bid for UN Security Council Seat

  Congo - Brazzaville Renews Bid for UN Security Council Seat. Reported by riotimesonline.com and surfaced through GDELT global news monitoring.

  GDELT · riotimesonline.com
• ModerateLow confidence28 Sept 2026

  Today in Africa : South Africa mass shootings kill 28 , DR Congo Ebola cases top 8 , 000

  Today in Africa : South Africa mass shootings kill 28 , DR Congo Ebola cases top 8 , 000. Reported by okayafrica.com and surfaced through GDELT global news monitoring.

  GDELT · okayafrica.com
• ModerateLow confidence28 Sept 2026· DR Congo

  DR Congo Ebola emergency: Calls grow for urgent humanitarian access

  Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violence that has forced thousands of people to flee a displacement camp in the vast, resource-rich east of the country.

  UN News Africa
• ModerateLow confidence27 Sept 2026

  DR Congo Police Block Opposition Funeral in Kinshasa

  DR Congo Police Block Opposition Funeral in Kinshasa. Reported by riotimesonline.com and surfaced through GDELT global news monitoring.

  GDELT · riotimesonline.com
• ModerateLow confidence25 Sept 2026· DR Congo

  Minister Lumumba launches Airtel Uganda-Starlink satellite-to-mobile service

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda on Thursday launched the country’s first satellite-to-mobile service in partnership with Starlink, making Uganda the second African nation after the Democratic Republic of Congo to commercially roll out the technology. The service, unveiled at Kampala’s Marriott Hotel, allows compatible smartphones to send SMS and WhatsApp messages … The post Minister Lumumba launches Airtel Uganda-Starlink satellite-to-mobile service appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.

  The Independent (Uganda)
• ModerateLow confidence7 Sept 2026· DR Congo

  DRC: Displaced Pygmy community struggles far from the forest

  In Beni, eastern DRC, families from the Indigenous Pygmee community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing violence attributed to the ADF. Since May 2026, they have found refuge in Boikene, far from their forests and traditional means of subsistence.

  Africanews
• HighLow confidence7 Sept 2026· DR Congo

  Dataset update: Aid Worker KIKA (Killed, Injured, Kidnapped or Arrested) Data

  This page contains agency- and publicly-reported data for events in which an aid worker was [killed, injured, kidnapped, or arrested (KIKA)]( Categorized by country. Please get in touch if you are interested in curated Resources: info@insecurityinsight.org

  HDX
• CriticalLow confidence17 Aug 2026· DR Congo

  News24 | Ramaphosa calls for humanitarian ceasefire in eastern DRC amid deadly Ebola outbreak

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure safe and secure humanitarian access so that health workers can reach every community affected by the country’s deadly Ebola outbreak.

  News24 (South Africa)
• LowLow confidence17 Aug 2026· DR Congo

  DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak: Regional Humanitarian Access Snapshot - August 2026

  Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The Ebola outbreak

  UN OCHA

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