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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

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 Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Maradi, Niger · Niger · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Dolisie, Gabon · Gabon · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia · Somalia · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Kipushi, Zambia · Zambia · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Antanifotsy, Madagascar · Madagascar · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Mass violence in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Ilesa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 26 Apr 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Tafo, Ghana · Ghana · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Abéché, Chad · Chad · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Gao, Mali · Mali · 27 Apr 2026Riot in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Salé, Morocco · Morocco · 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
29 in the list
Unrest
989
21 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

7407 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Riot in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tafo, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Tafo · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Riot in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Abéché, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · Abéché · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Riot in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  18. Unrest

    Demonstration in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Riot in Gao, Mali

    Severity 4 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Riot in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 4 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  21. Unrest

    Demonstration in Salé, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Salé · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

    Severity 3 · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Maradi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Maradi · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Dolisie, Gabon

    Severity 3 · Gabon · Dolisie · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Dilling, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Dilling · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Bosaso · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ile-Ife · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kipushi, Zambia

    Severity 4 · Zambia · Kipushi · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Antanifotsy, Madagascar

    Severity 3 · Madagascar · Antanifotsy · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Efon-Alaaye · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Mass violence in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Ilesa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ilesa · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

    Severity 3 · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Accra · 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.