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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

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 South Africa · South Africa · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Somalia · Somalia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 23 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 23 Apr 2026Martial law in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Namibia · Namibia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Windhoek West, Namibia · Namibia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Lomé, Ghana · Ghana · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Abéché, Chad · Chad · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Kumbo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in N'Djamena, Chad · Chad · 23 Apr 2026Weapons-of-mass-destruction threat in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Kumbo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Namibia · Namibia · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Abéché, Chad · Chad · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Sudan · Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Sudan · Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 23 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Gao, Mali · Mali · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 23 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 23 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 23 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

Events

What is happening now

7407 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 4 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Martial law in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Namibia

    Severity 3 · Namibia · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Windhoek West, Namibia

    Severity 3 · Namibia · Windhoek West · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Lomé, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Lomé · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Harare · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Abéché, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · Abéché · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kumbo, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Kumbo · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in N'Djamena, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · N'Djamena · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Weapons-of-mass-destruction threat in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kumbo, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Kumbo · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Kisumu, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Kisumu · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Namibia

    Severity 3 · Namibia · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Abéché, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · Abéché · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dilling, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Gao, Mali

    4 fatalities · Mali · Gao · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    9 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    6 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bama, Nigeria

    20 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    33 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

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

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

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    6 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Yenagoa · 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.