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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 · ucdp

7407 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

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 Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Numan, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Numan, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Kilosa, Tanzania · Tanzania · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Kismayo, Somalia · Somalia · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia · Somalia · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 27 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia · Somalia · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Ruhengeri, Rwanda · Rwanda · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Butare, Rwanda · Rwanda · 27 Apr 2026Civil unrest in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 27 Apr 2026Strike in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya · 27 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
35 in the list
Unrest
989
15 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

7407 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Biu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Biu · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Numan, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Numan · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Biu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Biu · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Numan, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Numan · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Accra · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Kilosa, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Kilosa · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

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

  25. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kismayo, Somalia

    3 fatalities · Somalia · Kismayo · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Ghana

    10 fatalities · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    6 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

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

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

  29. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    7 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia

    22 fatalities · Somalia · Afgooye · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

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

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Sudan

    3 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Afgooye, Somalia

    30 fatalities · Somalia · Afgooye · Source: ucdp

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ruhengeri, Rwanda

    Severity 3 · Rwanda · Ruhengeri · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Butare, Rwanda

    Severity 3 · Rwanda · Butare · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Civil unrest in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Demonstration in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Riot in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 4 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Strike in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kisumu, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Kisumu · 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.