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Risk events in Africa, August 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.

5039 events were recorded: 1 earthquake, 4166 conflict events, 870 unrest events, and 2 advisory changes.

5039 eventsSources: gdelt · U.S. Department of State

5039 events· Africa

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events47 countries with events, 49 events plottedTanzania · 25 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 53 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 155 · Events per country this monthKenya · 307 · Events per country this monthSudan · 273 · Events per country this monthChad · 48 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 617 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 10 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 107 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 14 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 34 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 5 · Events per country this monthMali · 59 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 1 · Events per country this monthBenin · 18 · Events per country this monthNiger · 52 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 1801 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 31 · Events per country this monthTogo · 4 · Events per country this monthGhana · 151 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 8 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 18 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 52 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 8 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 10 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 4 · Events per country this monthCongo · 54 · Events per country this monthGabon · 2 · Events per country this monthEq. Guinea · 1 · Events per country this monthZambia · 54 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 50 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 18 · Events per country this monthAngola · 8 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 5 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 4 · Events per country this monthGambia · 2 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 17 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 22 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 11 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 373 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 163 · Events per country this monthLibya · 63 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 101 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 144 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 30 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 49 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania · Tanzania · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa · South Africa · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Tafo, Ghana · Ghana · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Ghana · Ghana · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Sudan · Sudan · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Errachidia, Morocco · Morocco · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Tokār, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Siguiri, Guinea · Guinea · 17 Aug 2026Martial law in Ceuta, Morocco · Morocco · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Entebbe, Uganda · Uganda · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa · South Africa · 17 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Entebbe, Uganda · Uganda · 17 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Bingerville, Ivory Coast · Ivory Coast · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya · Kenya · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya · Kenya · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in South Africa · South Africa · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Alexandria, Egypt · Egypt · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Qina, Egypt · Egypt · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Beledweyne, Somalia · Somalia · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Parakou, Benin · Benin · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in South Africa · South Africa · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Oyo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan · Sudan · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Ondo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Aug 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Nigeria: 1801
  • South Africa: 617
  • Morocco: 373
  • Kenya: 307
  • Sudan: 273
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
4,166
43 in the list
Unrest
870
6 in the list
Advisory
2
1 in the list

Events

What is happening now

5039 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Parakou, Benin

    Severity 3 · Benin · Parakou · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Oyo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Oyo · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan

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

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ondo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ondo · Source: gdelt

  7. Advisory

    U.S. Department of State lowered its advisory for Sao Tome And Principe

    Level 3 → 2 · Sao Tome And Principe · Source: U.S. Department of State

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Bamako, Mali

    Severity 3 · Mali · Bamako · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Ikeja, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Ikeja · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Dodoma, Tanzania

    Severity 3 · Tanzania · Dodoma · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Matlapaneng, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Tafo, Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Tafo · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Yola · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Ghana

    Severity 3 · Ghana · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Errachidia, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Errachidia · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Khartoum, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Khartoum · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Tokār, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Tokār · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Siguiri, Guinea

    Severity 3 · Guinea · Siguiri · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Martial law in Ceuta, Morocco

    Severity 3 · Morocco · Ceuta · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Akwa Ibom · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Entebbe, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Uganda · Entebbe · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Bida, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Bida · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Kimberley, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Kimberley · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Entebbe, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Uganda · Entebbe · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Uganda · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Nyala, Sudan

    Severity 3 · Sudan · Nyala · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Bingerville, Ivory Coast

    Severity 3 · Ivory Coast · Bingerville · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Nairobi, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Nairobi · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Isiolo, Kenya

    Severity 3 · Kenya · Isiolo · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Republic of the Congo

    Severity 3 · Republic of the Congo · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Burundi · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Alexandria, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Alexandria · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Qina, Egypt

    Severity 3 · Egypt · Qina · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Beledweyne, Somalia

    Severity 3 · Somalia · Beledweyne · 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.