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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

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 monthMilitary force used in Wad Madani, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea · Eritrea · 2 May 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi · Malawi · 2 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Bamenda, Cameroon · Cameroon · 2 May 2026Non-state conflict in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Nikki, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Non-state conflict in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Kūstī, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Omdurman, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026One-sided violence in Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 2 May 2026Demonstration in South Sudan · South Sudan · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Gao, Mali · Mali · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Tafo, Ghana · Ghana · 2 May 2026Riot in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Riot in South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Riot in Bondoukou, Ghana · Ghana · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Kaduna, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Midrand, South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Riot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 2 May 2026Strike in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 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
28 in the list
Unrest
1,303
22 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8613 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Wad Madani, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Wad Madani · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea

    Severity 3 · Eritrea · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Lilongwe · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bamenda, Cameroon

    2 fatalities · Cameroon · Bamenda · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Dapaong, Ghana

    3 fatalities · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali

    9 fatalities · Mali · Bamako · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    2 fatalities · Mali · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    15 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Yola · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Nikki, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Nikki · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ikeja, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kūstī, Sudan

    5 fatalities · Sudan · Kūstī · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Omdurman, Sudan

    5 fatalities · Sudan · Omdurman · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Sudan

    1 fatality · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  29. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Al-Ubayyid · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tafo, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Tafo · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Riot in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Riot in South Africa

    Severity 4 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Riot in Bondoukou, Ghana

    Severity 4 · Ghana · Bondoukou · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kaduna, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kaduna · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Midrand, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Midrand · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Riot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Severity 4 · Ethiopia · Addis Ababa · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

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

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Strike in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ado-Ekiti · 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.