๐จ๐ซIs there a war in Central African Republic?
Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Central African Republic.
None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Central African Republic: Government, 197 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 ยท UCDP data through 30 September 2026 ยท View on map โ
Deaths recorded in Central African Republic in 2025
197in state-based fighting
69in fighting between armed groups
96in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Central African Republic (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
Armed conflictState-based conflict ยท UCDP start year 2001
Central African Republic: Government
197deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
37deaths in JanโSep 2026preliminary ยท UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
3,457total 2001โ2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (18 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Central African Republic vs CMSPR, CPC, CPC-F
2001highest: 9062026*
* JanโSep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Links only (nothing copied): CrisisWatch (ยฉ International Crisis Group), GOV.UK travel advice (OGL v3.0), U.S. Department of State (public domain), War WATCH (Geneva Academy), ReliefWeb (UN OCHA).