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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: gdelt · ucdp

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 monthMilitary force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · 26 May 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Uitenhage, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Algiers, Algeria · Algeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 26 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 26 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 26 May 2026Military force used in Conakry, Sierra Leone · Sierra Leone · 26 May 2026Nuclear alert in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Nuclear alert in Mbarara, Uganda · Uganda · 26 May 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Sudan · Sudan · 26 May 2026Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda · Uganda · 26 May 2026Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana · Ghana · 26 May 2026Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi · Malawi · 26 May 2026Military force used in Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · 26 May 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Nuclear alert in Kolda, Senegal · Senegal · 26 May 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 26 May 2026Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 26 May 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Military force used in Nakuru, Kenya · Kenya · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 26 May 2026Non-state conflict in Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 26 May 2026Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali · Mali · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026One-sided violence in South Sudan · South Sudan · 26 May 2026Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique · Mozambique · 26 May 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 26 May 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 May 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 26 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
45 in the list
Unrest
1,303
5 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8250 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Republic of the Congo · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Uitenhage, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Uitenhage · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Algiers, Algeria

    Severity 3 · Algeria · Algiers · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Conakry, Sierra Leone

    Severity 3 · Sierra Leone · Conakry · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Mbarara, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Uganda · Mbarara · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Mokolo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Mbarara · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Dapaong, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Dapaong · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Lilongwe · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Republic of the Congo · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kolda, Senegal

    Severity 4 · Senegal · Kolda · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Nakuru, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nakuru · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso

    4 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Burkina Faso

    30 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    3 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

    10 fatalities · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ségou, Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Ségou · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    7 fatalities · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    One-sided violence in South Sudan

    17 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique

    Severity 3 · Mozambique · Dondo · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · 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.