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: 375 conflict events and 2 unrest events.
377 eventsSources: ucdp
377 events· Africa
Conflict
- Nigeria: 111
- Ethiopia: 50
- Burkina Faso: 38
- Sudan: 37
- Somalia: 26
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 375
- 50 in the list
- Unrest
- 2
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
377 events · newest first
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One-sided violence in Birni N Konni, Nigeria
1 fatality · Nigeria · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
50 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
50 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Kandi, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Kandi · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Rumonge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rumonge · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Nigeria · Malanville · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Somalia
5 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia
1 fatality · Ethiopia · Ad-Damazin · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Rumonge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rumonge · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Mali
6 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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One-sided violence in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
34 fatalities · Nigeria · Birnin Kebbi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in East London, South Africa
1 fatality · South Africa · East London · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Ethiopia
3 fatalities · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Malanville, Niger
13 fatalities · Niger · Malanville · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Niger
1 fatality · Niger · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso
7 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
11 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
12 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · 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.