Risk events in Burkina Faso, August 2026
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12 events were recorded: 10 conflict events and 2 unrest events.
12 eventsSources: gdelt
12 events· Burkina Faso
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 10
- 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-08-14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Events
What is happening now
12 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military posture change in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 4 · Koudougou · 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
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Ouagadougou · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 3 · Koudougou · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Severity 2 · Koudougou · 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.