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Risk events in Africa, April 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.

7407 events were recorded: 6418 conflict events and 989 unrest events.

7407 eventsSources: gdelt

7407 events· Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events48 countries with events, 50 events plottedTanzania · 40 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 68 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 228 · Events per country this monthKenya · 375 · Events per country this monthSudan · 345 · Events per country this monthChad · 90 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 798 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 23 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 174 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 18 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 52 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 24 · Events per country this monthMali · 404 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 1 · Events per country this monthBenin · 38 · Events per country this monthNiger · 104 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 2942 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 120 · Events per country this monthTogo · 5 · Events per country this monthGhana · 236 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 11 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 13 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 59 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 13 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 67 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 11 · Events per country this monthCongo · 31 · Events per country this monthGabon · 15 · Events per country this monthEq. Guinea · 28 · Events per country this monthZambia · 23 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 40 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 23 · Events per country this montheSwatini · 2 · Events per country this monthAngola · 28 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 21 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 11 · Events per country this monthGambia · 2 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 13 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 121 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 9 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 71 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 190 · Events per country this monthLibya · 75 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 113 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 2 · Events per country this monthUganda · 156 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 93 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 79 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 30 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in East London, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Ondo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Sapele, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Sagamu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius · Mauritius · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Sapele, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea · Eritrea · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, Lesotho · Lesotho · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 30 Apr 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 2942
  • South Africa: 798
  • Mali: 404
  • Kenya: 375
  • Sudan: 345
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
6,418
50 in the list
Unrest
989
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: 5,476.3
6,418
Unrest
90-day baseline: 1,254
989
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
2026-04-010020000
2026-04-020024000
2026-04-030019000
2026-04-040036207453
2026-04-050021312010140
2026-04-06002842109818
2026-04-07002693408253
2026-04-08002425807782
2026-04-09002884906526
2026-04-10003154106857
2026-04-11001583005154
2026-04-12002291607128
2026-04-13003714509864
2026-04-14003004209843
2026-04-15002634508280
2026-04-160020533010705
2026-04-17001973007627
2026-04-180012023010808
2026-04-19001331909170
2026-04-20002205505010
2026-04-21002225508435
2026-04-22002006507036
2026-04-23002115108717
2026-04-24001974003384
2026-04-25002192107665
2026-04-26002271707151
2026-04-27003513606498
2026-04-28003394500
2026-04-29003075200
2026-04-30002395202071

Events

What is happening now

7407 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Al-Ubayyid · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in East London, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · East London · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Al-Ubayyid · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Ondo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ondo · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Sapele, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sapele · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Bama, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bama · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Gweru · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Harare · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Sagamu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sagamu · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

    Severity 3 · Mauritius · Quatre Bornes · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Sapele, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sapele · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea

    Severity 3 · Eritrea · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, Lesotho

    Severity 3 · Lesotho · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

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.