Risk events in Africa, June 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.

8739 events were recorded: 6514 conflict events and 1725 unrest events.

8739 eventsSources: gdelt

8739 events· Africa

Conflict

World map of risk events48 countries with events, 50 events plottedTanzania · 25 · Events per country this monthW. Sahara · 1 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 149 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 224 · Events per country this monthKenya · 542 · Events per country this monthSudan · 509 · Events per country this monthChad · 86 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 1482 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 25 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 158 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 32 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 41 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 14 · Events per country this monthMali · 92 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 4 · Events per country this monthBenin · 32 · Events per country this monthNiger · 114 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 2820 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 71 · Events per country this monthTogo · 6 · Events per country this monthGhana · 239 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 10 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 44 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 37 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 23 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 33 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 22 · Events per country this monthCongo · 95 · Events per country this monthGabon · 3 · Events per country this monthZambia · 35 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 90 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 170 · Events per country this montheSwatini · 3 · Events per country this monthAngola · 10 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 11 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 7 · Events per country this monthGambia · 3 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 21 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 30 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 17 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 59 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 219 · Events per country this monthLibya · 78 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 171 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 5 · Events per country this monthUganda · 231 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 86 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 58 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Muyinga, Tanzania · Tanzania · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbale, Uganda · Uganda · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Benin City, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Ebonyi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Obuase, Ghana · Ghana · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, Lesotho · Lesotho · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Jinja, Uganda · Uganda · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Mangochi, Malawi · Malawi · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi · Malawi · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Temara, Morocco · Morocco · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia · Somalia · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Nakuru, Kenya · Kenya · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Butare, Rwanda · Rwanda · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 10 Jun 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 2820
  • South Africa: 1482
  • Kenya: 542
  • Sudan: 509
  • Ghana: 239
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
6,514
50 in the list
Unrest
1,725
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8739 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Muyinga, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Muyinga · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbale, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Mbale · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Benin City, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Benin City · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Ebonyi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ebonyi · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

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

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Obuase, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Obuase · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, Lesotho

    Severity 3 · Lesotho · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Jinja, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Jinja · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mbuji-Mayi · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Mangochi, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Mangochi · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Lilongwe · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Temara, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Temara · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Gaalkacyo, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Gaalkacyo · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Nakuru, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nakuru · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Butare, Rwanda

    Severity 3 · Rwanda · Butare · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · 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.