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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 Bamenda, Cameroon · Cameroon · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Sudan · Sudan · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Ad Douiem, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Martial law in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Tripoli, Libya · Libya · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Ebonyi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Zinder, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Chegutu, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Libya · Libya · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Tripoli, Libya · Libya · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Kasungu, Malawi · Malawi · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Ondo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Apr 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 17 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Foumban, Cameroon · Cameroon · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Ile-Ife, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Abéché, Chad · Chad · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Gweru, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Conakry, Sierra Leone · Sierra Leone · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Apr 2026Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 18 Apr 2026Riot in Buea, Equatorial Guinea · Equatorial Guinea · 18 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
34 in the list
Unrest
989
16 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

7407 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · South Sudan · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Foumban, Cameroon

    Severity 3 · Cameroon · Foumban · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Abéché, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · Abéché · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gweru, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Gweru · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Conakry, Sierra Leone

    Severity 3 · Sierra Leone · Conakry · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Riot in Buea, Equatorial Guinea

    Severity 4 · Equatorial Guinea · Buea · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamenda, Cameroon

    Severity 3 · Cameroon · Bamenda · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Nyala, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Nyala · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Nyala, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Nyala · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Ad Douiem, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Ad Douiem · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Martial law in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Tripoli, Libya

    Severity 3 · Libya · Tripoli · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Ebonyi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ebonyi · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Zinder, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Zinder · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Biu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Biu · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Harare · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Bulawayo City · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Chegutu, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Chegutu · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Kisumu, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Kisumu · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Libya

    Severity 3 · Libya · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Tripoli, Libya

    Severity 3 · Libya · Tripoli · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Accra · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Kasungu, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Kasungu · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Ondo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ondo · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Biu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Biu · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · 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.