Risk events in Ethiopia, May 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.

164 events were recorded: 2 earthquakes, 141 conflict events, and 21 unrest events.

164 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

164 events· Ethiopia

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 14 events plottedMilitary force used in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 5 May 2026Military force used in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 5 May 2026Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 5 May 2026One-sided violence in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 5 May 2026Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 4 May 2026Military force used in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Nuclear alert in Asmara, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Riot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Strike in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
2
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
141
10 in the list
Unrest
21
4 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

164 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Bahir Dar · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    15 fatalities · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Addis Ababa · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Asmara, Ethiopia

    Severity 4 · Asmara · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Riot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Severity 4 · Addis Ababa · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Strike in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hosa’ina, Ethiopia

    Severity 3 · Hosa’ina · 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.