Risk events in Burkina Faso, May 2026
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56 events were recorded: 54 conflict events and 2 unrest events.
56 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt
56 events· Burkina Faso
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 54
- 48 in the list
- Unrest
- 2
- 2 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2026-05-02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026-05-03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-05-06 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026-05-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2026-05-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2026-05-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2026-05-12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| 2026-05-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2026-05-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026-05-16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-05-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-05-19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-05-24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-05-27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-05-29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-05-30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2026-05-31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
56 events · newest first
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Ouagadougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Koudougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Koudougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Burkina Faso
30 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
9 fatalities · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
7 fatalities · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
12 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Assault in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Ouagadougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Bobo-Dioulasso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Koudougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
8 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Assault in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Bobo-Dioulasso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
Severity 4 · Dapaong · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Ferkessédougou, Burkina Faso
4 fatalities · Ferkessédougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Bobo-Dioulasso · Source: ucdp
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.