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Risk events in Africa, January 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

439 events were recorded: 439 conflict events.

439 eventsSources: ucdp

439 events· Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events23 countries with events, 50 events plottedDem. Rep. Congo · 40 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 27 · Events per country this monthKenya · 3 · Events per country this monthSudan · 32 · Events per country this monthChad · 1 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 19 · Events per country this monthNiger · 13 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 159 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 13 · Events per country this monthTogo · 1 · Events per country this monthGhana · 3 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 46 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 7 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 3 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 3 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 2 · Events per country this monthLibya · 2 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 53 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 1 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 2 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 7 · Events per country this monthState-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Katsina, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Gombe, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dapaong, Togo · Togo · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Central African Republic · Central African Republic · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 31 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Bassar, Ghana · Ghana · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Libya · Libya · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 31 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in South Sudan · South Sudan · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Mali · Mali · 30 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Makurdi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Ebonyi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Malanville, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Katsina, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia · Somalia · 29 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 29 Jan 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 159
  • Ethiopia: 53
  • Burkina Faso: 46
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 40
  • Sudan: 32
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
439
50 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 5,658.9
439
Unrest
90-day baseline: 1,295.8
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 1.7
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-01-010019000
2026-01-020017000
2026-01-030010000
2026-01-040018000
2026-01-050012000
2026-01-060021000
2026-01-070014000
2026-01-080012000
2026-01-09006000
2026-01-100013000
2026-01-110015000
2026-01-120016000
2026-01-130011000
2026-01-140014000
2026-01-150013000
2026-01-16008000
2026-01-17008000
2026-01-180018000
2026-01-190013000
2026-01-20007000
2026-01-210012000
2026-01-220016000
2026-01-230011000
2026-01-240013000
2026-01-250017000
2026-01-260016000
2026-01-270019000
2026-01-280011000
2026-01-290024000
2026-01-300015000
2026-01-310020000

Events

What is happening now

439 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Katsina, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Katsina · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    11 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Gombe, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Gombe · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    12 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    33 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Togo

    1 fatality · Togo · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Central African Republic

    1 fatality · Central African Republic · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Asmara, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Asmara · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Asmara, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Asmara · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Bassar, Ghana

    3 fatalities · Ghana · Bassar · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Libya

    3 fatalities · Libya · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    35 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    14 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Okene, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Okene · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Potiskum, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Sudan

    6 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    11 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ethiopia

    5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ethiopia

    4 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria

    27 fatalities · Nigeria · Yola · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Mali

    10 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niamey, Niger

    2 fatalities · Niger · Niamey · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Makurdi, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Makurdi · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ebonyi, Nigeria

    6 fatalities · Nigeria · Ebonyi · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Bida, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Bida · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Potiskum, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Biu, Nigeria

    11 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Malanville, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Malanville · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Katsina, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Katsina · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria

    6 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    11 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia

    4 fatalities · Somalia · Afgooye · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    4 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.