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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: 375 conflict events and 2 unrest events.

377 eventsSources: ucdp

377 events· Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events23 countries with events, 27 events plottedTanzania · 1 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 24 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 26 · Events per country this monthSudan · 37 · Events per country this monthChad · 2 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 10 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 23 · Events per country this monthNiger · 17 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 111 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 12 · Events per country this monthGhana · 1 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 1 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 38 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 7 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 6 · Events per country this monthAngola · 1 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 2 · Events per country this monthGambia · 1 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 1 · Events per country this monthLibya · 1 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 50 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 4 · Events per country this monthState-based conflict in South Sudan · South Sudan · 3 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Kaduqli, Sudan · Sudan · 3 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Niger · Niger · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Niger · Niger · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 2 Feb 2026One-sided violence in South Africa · South Africa · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 2 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Tissemsilt, Algeria · Algeria · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Mokolo, Cameroon · Cameroon · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Jimma, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 1 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 1 Feb 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • 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
27 in the list
Unrest
2
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

377 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    5 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kaduqli, Sudan

    15 fatalities · Sudan · Kaduqli · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Āsela · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger

    3 fatalities · Niger · Niamey · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Niger

    8 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Niger

    3 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    7 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    One-sided violence in South Africa

    1 fatality · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    9 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Enugu, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Tissemsilt, Algeria

    4 fatalities · Algeria · Tissemsilt · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mokolo, Cameroon

    3 fatalities · Cameroon · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

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

    2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Beni · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Jimma, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Jimma · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Āsela · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia

    3 fatalities · Ethiopia · Adama · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Āsela · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Funtua · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kontagora, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Kontagora · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    2 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    1 fatality · Sudan · Dilling · 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.