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Risk events in Africa, July 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.

8884 events were recorded: 6736 conflict events, 1494 unrest events, and 3 advisory changes.

8884 eventsSources: gdelt

8884 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events47 countries with events, 50 events plottedTanzania · 33 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 111 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 197 · Events per country this monthKenya · 477 · Events per country this monthSudan · 470 · Events per country this monthChad · 81 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 1412 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 23 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 136 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 24 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 41 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 27 · Events per country this monthMali · 229 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 3 · Events per country this monthBenin · 39 · Events per country this monthNiger · 95 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 2735 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 62 · Events per country this monthTogo · 5 · Events per country this monthGhana · 259 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 13 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 30 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 72 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 9 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 58 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 30 · Events per country this monthCongo · 72 · Events per country this monthEq. Guinea · 9 · Events per country this monthZambia · 28 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 101 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 59 · Events per country this montheSwatini · 4 · Events per country this monthAngola · 13 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 11 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 4 · Events per country this monthGambia · 4 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 39 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 90 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 8 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 260 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 261 · Events per country this monthLibya · 52 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 131 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 9 · Events per country this monthUganda · 258 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 66 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 77 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Gambēla, South Sudan · South Sudan · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Kolda, Senegal · Senegal · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Niamey, Niger · Niger · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Makurdi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Nsukka, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt · Egypt · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt · Egypt · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Sudan · Sudan · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Casablanca, Morocco · Morocco · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania · Tanzania · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania · Tanzania · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa · South Africa · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Kipushi, Zambia · Zambia · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Angola · Angola · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Algiers, Algeria · Algeria · 8 Jul 2026Martial law in South Sudan · South Sudan · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Gafsa, Tunisia · Tunisia · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Butare, Rwanda · Rwanda · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi · Malawi · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 8 Jul 2026Military force used in Francistown, Botswana · Botswana · 8 Jul 2026Demonstration in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 8 Jul 2026Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt · Egypt · 8 Jul 2026Riot in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 8 Jul 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 2735
  • South Africa: 1412
  • Kenya: 477
  • Sudan: 470
  • Egypt: 261
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
6,736
47 in the list
Unrest
1,494
3 in the list
Advisory
3
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8884 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Gambēla · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Kolda, Senegal

    Severity 3 · Senegal · Kolda · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

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

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Niamey, Niger

    Severity 3 · Niger · Niamey · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Makurdi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Makurdi · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Nsukka, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Nsukka · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Madīnat an Naşr, Egypt

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

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Damanhur, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Damanhur · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Ad-Damazin · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Ad-Damazin · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

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

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Port Elizabeth · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ogbomoso · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Casablanca, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Casablanca · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Lira · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Dodoma · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Dodoma · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbombela, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Mbombela · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Kipushi, Zambia

    Severity 3 · Zambia · Kipushi · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Ad-Damazin · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Angola

    Severity 3 · Angola · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Algiers, Algeria

    Severity 3 · Algeria · Algiers · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Martial law in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · South Sudan · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Gafsa, Tunisia

    Severity 3 · Tunisia · Gafsa · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Butare, Rwanda

    Severity 3 · Rwanda · Butare · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Harare · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Lilongwe, Malawi

    Severity 3 · Malawi · Lilongwe · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Bulawayo City · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Francistown, Botswana

    Severity 3 · Botswana · Francistown · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mallawī, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Mallawī · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Riot in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · 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.