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One-Sided Violence Dyads by African country
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest active one-sided violence dyads of any African country, at 11, ahead of Nigeria and Mali.
Number of active UCDP one-sided violence dyads within the country's borders. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
MaliBy region
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| # | Country | One-Sided Violence Dyads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 10 | |
| 3 | Mali | 6 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 4 | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 4 | |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 4 | |
| 7 | Niger | 4 | |
| 8 | Sudan | 4 | |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 3 | |
| 10 | Kenya | 2 | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 2 | |
| 12 | Somalia | 2 | |
| 13 | South Sudan | 2 | |
| 14 | Angola | 1 | |
| 15 | Benin | 1 | |
| 16 | Burundi | 1 | |
| 17 | Chad | 1 | |
| 18 | Eswatini | 1 | |
| 19 | Tanzania | 1 | |
| 20 | Algeria | 0 | |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 | |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 0 | |
| 23 | Comoros | 0 | |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | |
| 25 | Djibouti | 0 | |
| 26 | Egypt | 0 | |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 | |
| 29 | Gabon | 0 | |
| 30 | Gambia | 0 | |
| 31 | Ghana | 0 | |
| 32 | Guinea | 0 | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |
| 34 | Lesotho | 0 | |
| 35 | Liberia | 0 | |
| 36 | Libya | 0 | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 0 | |
| 38 | Malawi | 0 | |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0 | |
| 40 | Mauritius | 0 | |
| 41 | Morocco | 0 | |
| 42 | Namibia | 0 | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0 | |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | |
| 46 | Senegal | 0 | |
| 47 | Seychelles | 0 | |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 0 | |
| 49 | South Africa | 0 | |
| 50 | Togo | 0 | |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0 | |
| 52 | Uganda | 0 | |
| 53 | Zambia | 0 | |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Ethiopia
Niger
Sudan
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Mozambique
Somalia
South Sudan
Angola
Benin
Burundi
Chad
Eswatini
Tanzania
Algeria
Botswana
Cabo Verde
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest One-Sided Violence Dyads figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=one_sided_violence_dyads_total&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest active one-sided violence dyads?
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest active one-sided violence dyads in Africa at 11 (2025), followed by Nigeria and Mali.
Which African country has the lowest active one-sided violence dyads?
Zimbabwe has the lowest active one-sided violence dyads of the 54 African countries with data, at 0 (2025).
How many African countries report One-Sided Violence Dyads data?
54 of 54 African countries have a One-Sided Violence Dyads figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=one_sided_violence_dyads_total&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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