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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

8613 events· Africa

Unrest

World map of risk events47 countries with events, 13 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 monthDemonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 May 2026Strike in Casablanca, Morocco · Morocco · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Maradi, Niger · Niger · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Nsukka, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 May 2026Civil unrest in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Takoradze, Ghana · Ghana · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Funtua, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Gao, Mali · Mali · 1 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
0 in the list
Unrest
1,303
13 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8613 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Strike in Casablanca, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Casablanca · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

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

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Maradi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Maradi · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nsukka, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Nsukka · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Civil unrest in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 4 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Lodja · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

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

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Takoradze, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Takoradze · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Funtua, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Funtua · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gao, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Gao · 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.