Risk events in Burundi, 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.

5 events were recorded: 4 conflict events and 1 unrest event.

5 eventsSources: gdelt

5 events· Burundi

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 5 events plottedMilitary force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 5 Aug 2026Demonstration in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 6 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
4
4 in the list
Unrest
1
1 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

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 7.6
4
Unrest
90-day baseline: 1.7
1
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010000031
2026-08-020000020
2026-08-03000000
2026-08-04000000
2026-08-050010014
2026-08-06001105
2026-08-07000002
2026-08-08000005
2026-08-090000025
2026-08-100000038
2026-08-110000027
2026-08-120000028
2026-08-130000036
2026-08-140000042
2026-08-150000022
2026-08-160010018
2026-08-17001005
2026-08-18000000
2026-08-19000002
2026-08-20000000
2026-08-210000021
2026-08-220000022
2026-08-23000003
2026-08-24000002
2026-08-25000001
2026-08-260000076
2026-08-2700000189
2026-08-280000098
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000082
2026-08-310000026

Events

What is happening now

5 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Rumonge · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Rumonge, Burundi

    Severity 3 · Rumonge · 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.