Risk events in Zambia, May 2026
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26 events were recorded: 23 conflict events and 3 unrest events.
26 eventsSources: gdelt
26 events· Zambia
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 23
- 23 in the list
- Unrest
- 3
- 3 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
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2026-05-02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2026-05-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05-06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2026-05-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2026-05-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 2026-05-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2026-05-12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| 2026-05-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 294 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 493 |
| 2026-05-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 543 |
| 2026-05-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| 2026-05-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 382 |
| 2026-05-19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 378 |
| 2026-05-20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 542 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 544 |
| 2026-05-22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 455 |
| 2026-05-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 |
| 2026-05-24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 575 |
| 2026-05-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 745 |
| 2026-05-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 641 |
| 2026-05-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 970 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 782 |
| 2026-05-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1014 |
| 2026-05-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1371 |
| 2026-05-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 944 |
Events
What is happening now
26 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mazabuka, Zambia
Severity 3 · Mazabuka · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kipushi, Zambia
Severity 3 · Kipushi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Zambia
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Zambia
Severity 3 · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 2 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 2 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Kolwezi City, Zambia
Severity 2 · Kolwezi City · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chilanga Township · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 2 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chilanga Township · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chilanga Township · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kipushi, Zambia
Severity 3 · Kipushi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 2 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chilanga Township · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Mpulungu, Zambia
Severity 2 · Mpulungu · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Nuclear alert in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 4 · Chilanga Township · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chongwe · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Chilanga Township, Zambia
Severity 3 · Chilanga Township · 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.