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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.

8239 events were recorded: 6514 conflict events and 1725 unrest events.

8239 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

8239 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 Migori, Kenya · Kenya · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Butare, Rwanda · Rwanda · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi · Malawi · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea · Eritrea · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt · Egypt · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Sangmélima, Cameroon · Cameroon · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt · Egypt · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt · Egypt · 18 Jun 2026Nuclear alert in Dilling, Sudan · Sudan · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Gueckedou, Sierra Leone · Sierra Leone · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique · Mozambique · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 18 Jun 2026One-sided violence in Dīla, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Bassar, Ghana · Ghana · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 18 Jun 2026One-sided violence in Nikki, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 18 Jun 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 18 Jun 2026State-based conflict in Al-Fashir, Sudan · Sudan · 18 Jun 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 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
49 in the list
Unrest
1,725
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8239 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Migori, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Migori · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Butare, Rwanda

    Severity 3 · Rwanda · Butare · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Dogondoutchi · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Lilongwe · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Eritrea

    Severity 3 · Eritrea · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Damanhur · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Dogondoutchi, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Dogondoutchi · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Sangmélima, Cameroon

    Severity 3 · Cameroon · Sangmélima · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Damanhur · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Damanhur · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Dilling, Sudan

    Severity 4 · Sudan · Dilling · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Nyala, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Nyala · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Okene, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Okene · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Gueckedou, Sierra Leone

    Severity 3 · Sierra Leone · Gueckedou · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Dondo, Mozambique

    Severity 3 · Mozambique · Dondo · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Wau · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

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

    2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Goma · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

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

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

  39. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Dīla, Ethiopia

    16 fatalities · Ethiopia · Dīla · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Bassar, Ghana

    3 fatalities · Ghana · Bassar · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Niamey, Niger

    11 fatalities · Niger · Niamey · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Niamey, Niger

    35 fatalities · Niger · Niamey · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Nikki, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Nikki · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Beledweyne, Somalia

    2 fatalities · Somalia · Beledweyne · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    4 fatalities · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Al-Fashir, Sudan

    9 fatalities · Sudan · Al-Fashir · Source: ucdp

  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.