Risk events in Uganda, 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.

319 events were recorded: 289 conflict events and 30 unrest events.

319 eventsSources: gdelt

319 events· Uganda

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Arua, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 16 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 15 May 2026Military force used in Apac, Uganda · Uganda · 14 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 14 May 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 14 May 2026Assault in Ibanda, Uganda · Uganda · 14 May 2026Assault in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 14 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Nuclear alert in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Military force used in Mukono, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Assault in Hoima, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Assault in Jinja, Uganda · Uganda · 13 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 12 May 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 11 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 11 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 11 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 11 May 2026Military force used in Hoima, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Tororo, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Tororo, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026Military force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 10 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
289
50 in the list
Unrest
30
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

319 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kapchorwa · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kapchorwa · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Arua, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Arua · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Mbarara, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Mbarara · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Apac, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Apac · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Assault in Ibanda, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Ibanda · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 4 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitgum, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Mukono, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Mukono · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Assault in Hoima, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Hoima · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Assault in Jinja, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Jinja · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Hoima, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Hoima · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakiso, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Wakiso · 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 Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Tororo, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Tororo · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Tororo, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Tororo · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · 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.