Risk events in Zimbabwe, 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.

208 events were recorded: 180 conflict events and 28 unrest events.

208 eventsSources: gdelt

208 events· Zimbabwe

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 8 events plottedMilitary force used in Bindura, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 2 May 2026Military force used in Mutare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 2 May 2026Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 2 May 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 2 May 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 1 May 2026Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 1 May 2026Assault in Harare, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Gweru, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 3 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
180
7 in the list
Unrest
28
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

208 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gweru, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Gweru · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Bindura, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Bindura · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Mutare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Mutare · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Gweru, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Gweru · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Harare · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Harare · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Harare · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Assault in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Severity 2 · Harare · 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.