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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.

8613 events were recorded: 6947 conflict events and 1303 unrest events.

8613 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

8613 events· Africa

Conflict

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 monthMilitary force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 4 May 2026Military force used in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 4 May 2026Military force used in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 4 May 2026Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 4 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026Martial law in Praia, Cape Verde · Cape Verde · 4 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Evaton, South Africa · South Africa · 4 May 2026Military force used in Praia, Cape Verde · Cape Verde · 4 May 2026Military force used in Gao, Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026Nuclear alert in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 4 May 2026Military force used in Angola · Angola · 4 May 2026Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 4 May 2026Military force used in Muyinga, Burundi · Burundi · 4 May 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 4 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger · Niger · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 4 May 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Mass violence in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 4 May 2026Mass violence in Sudan · Sudan · 4 May 2026Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 May 2026Military force used in Omdurman, Sudan · Sudan · 4 May 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 4 May 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 4 May 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 4 May 2026Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia · Somalia · 4 May 2026Military force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 4 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Central African Republic · Central African Republic · 4 May 2026State-based conflict in Chad · Chad · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 4 May 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Montepuez, Mozambique · Mozambique · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Niger · Niger · 4 May 2026One-sided violence in Niger · Niger · 4 May 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 4 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
50 in the list
Unrest
1,303
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8613 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

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

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Accra · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Akwa Ibom · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

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

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Martial law in Praia, Cape Verde

    Severity 3 · Cape Verde · Praia · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Evaton, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Evaton · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Praia, Cape Verde

    Severity 3 · Cape Verde · Praia · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Angola

    Severity 3 · Angola · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Burundi · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Muyinga, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Burundi · Muyinga · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Dogondoutchi · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Gweru · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Mass violence in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 4 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Mass violence in Sudan

    Severity 4 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Omdurman, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Omdurman · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Mogadishu, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Bosaso, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Bosaso · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Beni · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Central African Republic

    4 fatalities · Central African Republic · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Chad

    24 fatalities · Chad · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

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

    1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Butembo · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

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

    1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Butembo · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    30 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Montepuez, Mozambique

    1 fatality · Mozambique · Montepuez · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niger

    28 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niger

    4 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · 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.