Violence in the news: 7 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.8 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
2.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level2
- +2Nationwide internet connectivity drop, confirmed by two signalsIODA, Georgia Tech
- +1Confirmed internet outages in 3 places in 24 hoursIODA, Georgia Tech
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
13 440
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
3
Nationwide outage
1
–
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
The Gambia, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 17.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 13,440
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 4,617
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 52
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $919
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Banjul
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 27…31 | 3.1 mm | 23 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 25…31 | 3.9 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 25…30 | 4.1 mm | 28 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…32 | 0.4 mm | 26 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 27…34 | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 27…35 | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 28…32 | 0.0 mm | 31 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava / KG | 66.22 GMD | 0.89 | 0% |
| Milk / KG | 75 GMD | 1.01 | +25% |
| Tea / Unit | 79.16 GMD | 1.06 | +6% |
| Beans (dry) / KG | 130 GMD | 1.75 | +30% |
| Salt / KG | 37.5 GMD | 0.50 | 0% |
| Sugar / KG | 72 GMD | 0.97 | 0% |
| Potatoes (Irish) / KG | 100 GMD | 1.35 | 0% |
| Sweet potatoes / KG | 58.64 GMD | 0.79 | 0% |
| Cocoa (powder) / 200 G | 200 GMD | 2.69 | +9% |
| Groundnuts (paste) / KG | 153.86 GMD | 2.07 | -3% |
| Millet / KG | 52.17 GMD | 0.70 | -2% |
| Groundnuts (shelled) / KG | 135.48 GMD | 1.82 | -7% |
| Bread / KG | 68.57 GMD | 0.92 | 0% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 125 GMD | 1.68 | 0% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-07); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Next elections2
- December 5, 2026 – President
- April 10, 2027 – Parliament
Wikipedia – national electoral calendar (CC BY-SA)