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Risk events in Africa, May 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.

8250 events were recorded: 6947 conflict events and 1303 unrest events.

8250 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt

8250 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events47 countries with events, 50 events plottedTanzania · 34 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 198 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 216 · Events per country this monthKenya · 514 · Events per country this monthSudan · 392 · Events per country this monthChad · 199 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 1126 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 24 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 164 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 29 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 61 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 29 · Events per country this monthMali · 290 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 4 · Events per country this monthBenin · 49 · Events per country this monthNiger · 94 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 2898 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 74 · Events per country this monthTogo · 6 · Events per country this monthGhana · 238 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 9 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 12 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 62 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 18 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 48 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 8 · Events per country this monthCongo · 118 · Events per country this monthGabon · 2 · Events per country this monthEq. Guinea · 4 · Events per country this monthZambia · 20 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 70 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 58 · Events per country this monthAngola · 25 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 14 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 6 · Events per country this monthGambia · 2 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 30 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 28 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 13 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 85 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 257 · Events per country this monthLibya · 92 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 146 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 2 · Events per country this monthUganda · 278 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 120 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 74 · Events per country this monthState-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026One-sided violence in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Non-state conflict in Jalingo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026One-sided violence in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Angola · Angola · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Ebonyi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Riot in East London, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Gao, Mali · Mali · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Riot in Masvingo, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Angola · Angola · 29 May 2026Riot in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 29 May 2026Strike in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Antanifotsy, Madagascar · Madagascar · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Nsukka, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Strike in Kinshasa, Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Le Kram, Tunisia · Tunisia · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Windhoek West, Namibia · Namibia · 29 May 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Riot in South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Gaborone, Botswana · Botswana · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Strike in South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Riot in South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Mafinga, Tanzania · Tanzania · 29 May 2026Riot in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Dodoma, Tanzania · Tanzania · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Parakou, Benin · Benin · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Owo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Evaton, South Africa · South Africa · 29 May 2026Demonstration in Nyeri, Kenya · Kenya · 29 May 2026Riot in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 29 May 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 2898
  • South Africa: 1126
  • Kenya: 514
  • Sudan: 392
  • Mali: 290
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
6,947
4 in the list
Unrest
1,303
46 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8250 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Yola, Nigeria

    16 fatalities · Nigeria · Yola · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Jalingo, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Jalingo · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Nyala, Sudan

    1 fatality · Sudan · Nyala · Source: ucdp

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Angola

    Severity 3 · Angola · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ebonyi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ebonyi · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Riot in East London, South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · East London · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Riot in Masvingo, South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Masvingo · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Angola

    Severity 3 · Angola · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Riot in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  18. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mokolo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Madīnat an Naşr · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Strike in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  21. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Antanifotsy, Madagascar

    Severity 3 · Madagascar · Antanifotsy · Source: gdelt

  23. Unrest

    Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  24. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nsukka, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Nsukka · Source: gdelt

  25. Unrest

    Strike in Kinshasa, Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Le Kram, Tunisia

    Severity 3 · Tunisia · Le Kram · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Windhoek West, Namibia

    Severity 3 · Namibia · Windhoek West · Source: gdelt

  28. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  29. Unrest

    Riot in South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gaborone, Botswana

    Severity 3 · Botswana · Gaborone · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Strike in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Riot in South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mafinga, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Mafinga · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Riot in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Dodoma, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Dodoma · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Demonstration in Parakou, Benin

    Severity 3 · Benin · Parakou · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Demonstration in Owo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Owo · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Evaton, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Evaton · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nyeri, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nyeri · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Riot in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 4 · 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.