Risk events in Uganda, April 2026

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190 events were recorded: 177 conflict events and 13 unrest events.

190 eventsSources: gdelt

190 events· Uganda

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Assault in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Arua, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Hoima, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Masaka, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Entebbe, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda · Uganda · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Hoima, Uganda · Uganda · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 25 Apr 2026Martial law in Ibanda, Uganda · Uganda · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Tororo, Uganda · Uganda · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Jinja, Uganda · Uganda · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 23 Apr 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 23 Apr 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Tororo, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Arua, Uganda · Uganda · 22 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 30 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 29 Apr 2026Demonstration in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 23 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
177
44 in the list
Unrest
13
6 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: 220
177
Unrest
90-day baseline: 29.3
13
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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2026-04-03000000
2026-04-040000034
2026-04-05006000
2026-04-06001000
2026-04-070014007
2026-04-0800110042
2026-04-090080058
2026-04-100062021
2026-04-110041032
2026-04-12005004
2026-04-1300110026
2026-04-140080098
2026-04-1500130042
2026-04-160050011
2026-04-17007206
2026-04-180010021
2026-04-190070029
2026-04-2000142017
2026-04-210090022
2026-04-2200100020
2026-04-23003100
2026-04-24002001
2026-04-25003006
2026-04-26000000
2026-04-27001000
2026-04-28007000
2026-04-29008300
2026-04-300013200

Events

What is happening now

190 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Arua, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Arua · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Hoima, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Hoima · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Assault in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Masaka, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Masaka · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  24. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  25. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Entebbe, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Entebbe · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Mbarara · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Hoima, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Hoima · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Martial law in Ibanda, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Ibanda · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Tororo, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Tororo · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Jinja, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Jinja · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tororo, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Tororo · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Arua, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Arua · 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.