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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 · ucdp

8739 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

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 Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Accra, Ghana · Ghana · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Abéché, Chad · Chad · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Kassala, Sudan · Sudan · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique · Mozambique · 3 Jun 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Mali · Mali · 3 Jun 2026One-sided violence in Mozambique, Mozambique · Mozambique · 3 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026One-sided violence in Kaduna, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Cameroon · Cameroon · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Somalia · Somalia · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 3 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 3 Jun 2026One-sided violence in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Oudtshoorn, South Africa · South Africa · 3 Jun 2026Riot in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Strike in Chimoio, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Nyeri, Kenya · Kenya · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Maradi, Niger · Niger · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Parakou, Benin · Benin · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Riot in Nyeri, Kenya · Kenya · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Strike in South Africa · South Africa · 3 Jun 2026Strike in Dodoma, Tanzania · Tanzania · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Epe, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 3 Jun 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 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
24 in the list
Unrest
1,725
26 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8739 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Accra, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Accra · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Abéché, Chad

    Severity 3 · Chad · Abéché · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Efon-Alaaye · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Kassala, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Kassala · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique

    Severity 3 · Mozambique · Dondo · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mozambique, Mozambique

    1 fatality · Mozambique · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kaduna, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Kaduna · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in N'Djamena, Cameroon

    1 fatality · Cameroon · N'Djamena · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    6 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Somalia

    23 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    13 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    18 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Dilling, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Dilling · Source: ucdp

  25. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Oudtshoorn, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Oudtshoorn · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Riot in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 4 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  28. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  29. Unrest

    Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Strike in Chimoio, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Chimoio · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nyeri, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nyeri · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in Potiskum, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Potiskum · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Demonstration in Maradi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Maradi · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sagamu · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Parakou, Benin

    Severity 3 · Benin · Parakou · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Riot in Nyeri, Kenya

    Severity 4 · Kenya · Nyeri · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Strike in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Strike in Dodoma, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Dodoma · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Demonstration in Epe, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Epe · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sagamu · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · 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.