Risk events in Africa, March 2026

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447 events were recorded: 447 conflict events.

447 eventsSources: ucdp

447 events· Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events28 countries with events, 47 events plottedDem. Rep. Congo · 21 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 21 · Events per country this monthKenya · 4 · Events per country this monthSudan · 67 · Events per country this monthChad · 3 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 15 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 2 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 1 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 18 · Events per country this monthBenin · 4 · Events per country this monthNiger · 12 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 141 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 15 · Events per country this monthGhana · 5 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 1 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 30 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 4 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 1 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 1 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 5 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 1 · Events per country this monthLibya · 1 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 63 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 1 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 2 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 6 · Events per country this monthState-based conflict in Bama, Cameroon · Cameroon · 4 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 4 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 3 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Chad · Chad · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 3 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Gao, Mali · Mali · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 3 Mar 2026State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Chad · Chad · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Djibouti, Djibouti · Djibouti · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Birni N Konni, Niger · Niger · 2 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Owo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia · Somalia · 2 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Kismayo, Somalia · Somalia · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 2 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Khemis Miliana, Algeria · Algeria · 1 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Dapaong, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 1 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Mora, Cameroon · Cameroon · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Cameroon · Cameroon · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 1 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Birni N Konni, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Somalia · Somalia · 1 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 1 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Mar 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 141
  • Sudan: 67
  • Ethiopia: 63
  • Burkina Faso: 30
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 21
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Disaster
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Conflict
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47 in the list
Unrest
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Advisory
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Events

What is happening now

447 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Cameroon

    1 fatality · Cameroon · Bama · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    2 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Funtua · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Funtua · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    24 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    50 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    10 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    5 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

    1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

    4 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Chad

    5 fatalities · Chad · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

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

    1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uvira · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo

    5 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gao, Mali

    2 fatalities · Mali · Gao · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    40 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    50 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    6 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Chad

    9 fatalities · Chad · N'Djamena · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Djibouti, Djibouti

    4 fatalities · Djibouti · Djibouti · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

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

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Birni N Konni, Niger

    4 fatalities · Niger · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Owo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Owo · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bama, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia

    1 fatality · Somalia · Afgooye · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kismayo, Somalia

    1 fatality · Somalia · Kismayo · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khemis Miliana, Algeria

    2 fatalities · Algeria · Khemis Miliana · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Dapaong, Burkina Faso

    4 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mora, Cameroon

    1 fatality · Cameroon · Mora · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Cameroon

    4 fatalities · Cameroon · N'Djamena · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

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

    11 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uvira · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Āsela, Ethiopia

    2 fatalities · Ethiopia · Āsela · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger

    5 fatalities · Niger · Niamey · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ikeja, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Birni N Konni, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Somalia

    4 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    2 fatalities · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    10 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · 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.