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University of Southern Somalia buildings damaged by conflict in Baidoa
Somalia flagSomalia

Baidoa clashes displace 5,604 people and cause civilian casualties

UNHCR-led Protection and Solutions Monitoring Flash Alert 24 reports that armed clashes and related security incidents in Baidoa continued from 28 September through 3 October 2026. The alert estimates that 934 households, comprising 5,604 people, fled homes and displacement sites in the Wadajir and Berdale neighbourhoods. It says displaced families…

5,604 DISPLACED · 11 REPORTED DEATHS · 86 REPORTED INJURIES · 28 SEP–3 OCT 2026
Conflict
Vehicles partly submerged by floodwater in Senegal
Senegal flagSenegal

Senegal floods: GDACS lists two deaths as government reports evolving losses

Heavy rain caused flooding, transport disruption and building damage in Dakar and other parts of Senegal after rainfall totals exceeded 100 millimetres at some gauges. GDACS event FL 1104203 covers 27 September to 6 October 2026 and lists a Green alert with two deaths and no displaced-person figure. This is retained as the GDACS national event…

GDACS: 2 DEATHS · NO DISPLACEMENT FIGURE · GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL LOSSES REMAIN UNQUANTIFIED
Flood
GDACS overview map of Ghana with flood-event areas outlined in blue
Ghana flagGhana

Volta Region floods displace 3,346 people in Ghana

Heavy rainfall caused the River Dayi to overflow in Ghana's Volta Region in late September, flooding homes, displacing residents and disrupting transport. GDACS event FL 1104196 reports 3,346 people displaced across the 23–30 September event window and lists no deaths. The displaced figure is retained as a GDACS event-wide observation. No broader…

3,346 DISPLACED · VOLTA REGION
Flood
GDACS map of Nigeria with reported and modelled flood areas marked for event FL 1104186
Nigeria flagNigeria

Nigeria floods: 6 reported deaths and 2,400 people displaced

Floods in Nigeria were linked to six reported deaths and the displacement of 2,400 people between 21 September and 7 October 2026, according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS). For those displaced, the figures represent people forced away from their usual homes, although the available report does not say where they are…

6 REPORTED DEATHS · 2,400 DISPLACED · 21 SEP–7 OCT 2026 · GDACS GREEN
Flood
Aerial view of newly constructed refugee shelters at the Ouré-Cassoni extension site in eastern Chad
Chad flagChad

Sudanese refugee arrivals into Chad reach 964,438 since April 2023

UNHCR's Eastern Chad situation update records 1,400,746 Sudanese refugees in Chad as of 28 September 2026. Within that national population, 964,438 people in 279,771 households arrived from Sudan since April 2023. These are distinct scopes: the larger figure is the national Sudanese-refugee population, while 964,438 is the post-April-2023 arrival series.…

1,400,746 SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD · 964,438 ARRIVALS SINCE APRIL 2023 · 5,312 ARRIVALS DURING 20–26 SEP 2026
Refugee Arrivals
Congo - Kinshasa flagCongo - Kinshasa

DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 9,552 confirmed cases

The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 9,552 confirmed cases as of 18 October 2026, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) daily epidemiological update. The total included 4,602 confirmed deaths and 2,550 recoveries. This is an increase of 137 confirmed cases, 66 confirmed deaths and 28 recoveries…

ACTIVE OUTBREAK · 9,552 CONFIRMED CASES · 4,602 CONFIRMED DEATHS · WHO DATA AS OF 18 OCT 2026
Disease
Algeria flagAlgeria

Tébessa storms kill one and prompt multiple floodwater rescues

Algeria's General Directorate of Civil Protection reported one death and several rescues during heavy thunderstorms affecting Tébessa province between 19 and 20 September. A person died in Bir El Ater after rain and mud caused a landslide that overturned a tractor. Teams rescued two people trapped in a vehicle on Chrea Road and one person from floodwater…

1 DEATH · 3 PEOPLE RESCUED · 5 PASSENGERS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Flood
GDACS map of Guinea and neighbouring countries with reported and modelled flood areas marked for event FL 1104178
Guinea flagGuinea

Guinea floods: GDACS separates September and October episodes

GDACS episode 5 currently reports no deaths, 30 people displaced and 30 houses damaged in Boukaria, Kankan Region, from 3 to 5 October 2026. The GDACS revision timeline separately records episode 1 at one death and 269 people displaced from 18 to 20 September. GDACS does not publish a combined 299-person total on the current event page, so WorldsAid…

BOUKARIA 3–5 OCT: 30 DISPLACED · 30 HOUSES DAMAGED · NO DEATHS REPORTED
Flood
Cameroon flagCameroon

Douala floods affect nearly 500 households and displace about 200

Flooding in Douala, Cameroon, after heavy rain on the night of 12–13 September 2026 affected nearly 500 households and forced about 200 people to leave their homes, according to an OCHA situation update drawing on the Wouri divisional committee of the Cameroon Red Cross. Douala I and Douala V were among the hardest-hit areas. The reported impacts are…

NEARLY 500 HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED · ABOUT 200 PEOPLE DISPLACED
Flood
Temporary shelters in a newly established displacement settlement in Jubaland
Somalia flagSomalia

Drought and insecurity displace 2,100 people across Jubaland

UNHCR-led Protection and Solutions Monitoring Flash Alert 23 reports that drought and insecurity displaced 350 households, comprising 2,100 people, across Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba between 12 and 20 September 2026. The alert says consecutive failed rainy seasons intensified drought conditions and reduced access to food, safe water and agricultural…

2,100 DISPLACED · 350 HOUSEHOLDS · 12–20 SEP 2026
Drought
Niger flagNiger

Niger floods affect 34,372 people; 44 deaths reported

OCHA’s Niger flood update, published through ReliefWeb, reports that as of 1 September 2026 floods had affected 34,372 people in 5,470 households, with 44 deaths and 95 injuries. Maradi, Zinder and Dosso were among the hardest-hit areas. The report recorded 4,412 houses collapsed, 43 classrooms damaged, and losses to livestock and food stocks. The source…

ONGOING · 34,372 PEOPLE AFFECTED · 44 DEATHS · 95 INJURIES (AS OF 1 SEPTEMBER)
Flood
Nigeria flagNigeria

Nigeria records more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states

Nigeria recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states and about 195 Local Government Areas from the start of 2026 through August, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention figures cited in UNFPA's August situation report. Borno State remained the epicentre, with Maiduguri, Monguno and Jere among the…

ACTIVE OUTBREAK MONITORING · MORE THAN 65,000 SUSPECTED CASES
Disease
UNHCR Flash Alert map showing clashes and displacement routes from Lower Shabelle communities to Afgooye
Somalia flagSomalia

Lower Shabelle clashes displace over 5,000 people to Afgooye

Flash Alert 22, published through UNHCR's Operational Data Portal, records 5,160 people in 860 households displaced to Afgooye after security operations and related armed confrontations in parts of Somalia's Lower Shabelle Region. The reported events occurred between 29 August and 13 September 2026 in and around Basra, Alifow, Baqdaad, Beytalkariim,…

5,160 DISPLACED IN 860 HOUSEHOLDS · 1 DEATH · 4 INJURED · EVENTS REPORTED 29 AUG–13 SEP 2026
Conflict
Somalia flagSomalia

Somalia hunger crisis deepens as flood threat follows drought and conflict

Somalia is confronting overlapping hunger, displacement and climate emergencies after consecutive failed rainy seasons, continuing conflict and sharp reductions in humanitarian assistance. The Norwegian Refugee Council reported on 27 August that 6 million people—around one in three Somalis—were facing Crisis-level hunger or worse. More than 700,000…

ONGOING · FLOOD PREPAREDNESS ACTIVE
Drought
Sudan flagSudan

Sudan crisis deepens as displacement, hunger and famine risks spread

Sudan remains one of the world's gravest humanitarian emergencies as conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces enters a fourth year. Nearly 13 million people have been forced from their homes, including more than 3.2 million who fled to neighbouring countries. UNHCR's June data records 8,805,506 internally displaced people in…

ONGOING · EXTREME HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY
Conflict
Nigeria flagNigeria

Bandit violence deepens displacement and abduction crisis across northern Nigeria

Armed bandit attacks, village raids and kidnappings for ransom are driving a worsening humanitarian crisis across north-western and north-central Nigeria. BBC reporting published on 26 August documented survivors from Zamfara who fled killings, arson and abductions, while a separate attack on four villages in Niger State left more than 40 people reported…

ONGOING · FIGURES PROVISIONAL
Conflict
Congo - Kinshasa flagCongo - Kinshasa

DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country's deadliest

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak continued to expand into October 2026. WHO's daily epidemiological update reported 9,277 confirmed cases, 4,478 confirmed deaths and 2,486 recoveries in the country as of 15 October. The current WHO multi-country table totals 9,300 confirmed cases and 4,481 confirmed deaths, while a newer…

ACTIVE OUTBREAK · WHO DATA AS OF 13 OCTOBER 2026
Disease
Somalia flagSomalia

Somalia's child nutrition crisis worsens as essential services close

Somalia's humanitarian funding shortfall is removing essential services just as drought, conflict, displacement and rising costs are increasing pressure on children and families. UNICEF reported that 205 health and nutrition facilities had already closed, reducing service coverage by 30 per cent and forcing families to travel farther for care. Admissions…

ONGOING
Food Insecurity
Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic

Central African Republic: Cholera Outbreak - Jun 2026

The Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak in the Bimbo and Mbaïki health districts. As of 9 July, 436 suspected cases and 36 deaths had been recorded across Bangui 2, Bimbo and Mbaïki. Children under 10 accounted for 44 per cent of reported cases. CERF allocated US$1 million for rapid interventions targeting 88,700 people.

ALERT
Epidemic Cholera