According to IDMC's Internal Displacement Updates, between 1 August and 31 August 2026 there were 35,154 conflict-driven internal displacements recorded in the Central African Republic across 3 events, counting one figure per event. This figure is above 20,378, the 90th percentile of the country's own monthly record over the previous 16 months. The recorded events include communal violence in Ouham-Fafa on 24 August 2026, for which OCHA reported 2,698 displacements, and a countrywide event with figures dated 31 August 2026 sourced from CMP - CAR.
| Rule | Displacement in a month against the country's own record |
| Period | 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 |
| Displacement in the month | 35,154 |
| Events in the month | 3 |
| Months of history compared | 16 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 20,378 |
| Judged against | an absolute floor of 50,000; the 90th percentile of the country's own record, 20,378. Fired on: history_percentile. |
| Detected | 13 October 2026, run 19 |