Wildfires in DR Congo
2,079 wildfires have been recorded in DR Congo by Global Incident Tracker, 2,078 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
134
Last 7 days
2,078
In 2026
2,079
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in DR Congo
Active fire cluster 55 km ENE of Bukama, DR Congo — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km WSW of Nchelenge, DR Congo — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 77 km W of Mwansabombwe, DR Congo — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 104 km NE of Likasi, DR Congo — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 111 km NE of Likasi, DR Congo — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km NNE of Mokambo, DR Congo — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km W of Mansa, DR Congo — 9 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km N of Goma, DR Congo — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km W of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km ESE of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 61 km WSW of Kituku, DR Congo — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 49 km SSW of Kituku, DR Congo — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 50 km NNW of Kaputa, DR Congo — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 78 km WNW of Nchelenge, DR Congo — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km W of Mansa, DR Congo — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 72 km N of Mokambo, DR Congo — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km SSE of Lubumbashi, DR Congo — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km ESE of Mokambo, DR Congo — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 77 km NE of Lubumbashi, DR Congo — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 90 km NW of Malemba, DR Congo — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 27 km WNW of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 58 km SSW of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 43 km S of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 53 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km S of Kituku, DR Congo — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 77 km SSW of Baudhuinville, DR Congo — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km SW of Kituku, DR Congo — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km S of Kituku, DR Congo — 9 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km NW of Malemba-nkulu, DR Congo — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 81 km S of Kanyama, DR Congo — 2 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 78 km NE of Kamina, DR Congo — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for DR Congo — 1789 of 2,079. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 7 | |
| August | 63 | |
| September | 1789 | |
| October | 220 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.