Current risks in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
16 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, 0 conflict events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.
16 eventsSources: gdelt
16 events· Democratic Republic of the CongoFire activity within the 30-day mean
Unrest
Totals for Democratic Republic of the Congo, last 30 days
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 40
- 0 in the list
- Unrest
- 14
- 16 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is developing in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11862 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11703 |
| 2026-08-07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7386 |
| 2026-08-08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10289 |
| 2026-08-09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6426 |
| 2026-08-10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7566 |
| 2026-08-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5331 |
| 2026-08-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12351 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17290 |
| 2026-08-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17656 |
| 2026-08-15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12322 |
| 2026-08-16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9498 |
| 2026-08-17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22931 |
| 2026-08-18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1019 |
| 2026-08-19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19687 |
| 2026-08-20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11690 |
| 2026-08-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10782 |
| 2026-08-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17082 |
| 2026-08-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10098 |
| 2026-08-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24071 |
| 2026-08-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15163 |
| 2026-08-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10535 |
| 2026-08-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19802 |
| 2026-08-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13825 |
| 2026-08-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9991 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13123 |
| 2026-09-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18814 |
| 2026-09-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13041 |
| 2026-09-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening in Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 events · newest first
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Lodja · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Riot in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 4 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bunia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severity 3 · Bumba · 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.
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