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

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 19 events plottedMilitary force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 3 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 3 May 2026Military force used in Koboko, Uganda · Uganda · 3 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 2 May 2026Military force used in Jinja, Uganda · Uganda · 2 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Lira, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Gulu, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Assault in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Military force used in Tororo, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026Strike in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 3 May 2026Demonstration in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Beni, Uganda · Uganda · 2 May 2026Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda · Uganda · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
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0 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
289
15 in the list
Unrest
30
4 in the list
Advisory
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0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

319 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Koboko, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Koboko · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Strike in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Jinja, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Jinja · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Beni, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Beni · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration 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 Lira, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Lira · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Gulu, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Gulu · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 2 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Kapchorwa, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kapchorwa · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Tororo, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Tororo · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kampala, Uganda

    Severity 3 · Kampala · 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.