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Risk events in Africa, February 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.

377 events were recorded.

377 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

377 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedState-based conflict in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Chad · Chad · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sikasso, Mali · Mali · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sikasso, Mali · Mali · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Maradi, Niger · Niger · 23 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Niger · Niger · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Ondo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Somalia · Somalia · 23 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 23 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 23 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Kaduqli, Sudan · Sudan · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 21 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 21 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 21 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 21 Feb 2026One-sided violence in South Sudan · South Sudan · 21 Feb 2026One-sided violence in South Sudan · South Sudan · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 20 Feb 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 25 Feb 2026Demonstration in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 25 Feb 2026

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Events

What is happening now

377 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    10 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Goma · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia

    5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Adama · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Wukari · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Chad

    3 fatalities · Chad · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sikasso, Mali

    3 fatalities · Mali · Sikasso · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sikasso, Mali

    3 fatalities · Mali · Sikasso · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maradi, Niger

    11 fatalities · Niger · Maradi · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niger

    10 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ondo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Ondo · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Sokoto, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Iwo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    8 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    8 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Somalia

    7 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    3 fatalities · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    28 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso

    4 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    14 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Bukavu · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    4 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    17 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria

    10 fatalities · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bida, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bida · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    9 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Malanville · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    15 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    10 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kaduqli, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Kaduqli · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mogadishu, Somalia

    3 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    3 fatalities · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    One-sided violence in South Sudan

    4 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    One-sided violence in South Sudan

    21 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    1 fatality · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    33 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · 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.