Violence in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 20, 2026 · ×0.3 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
18.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
52 006
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
3
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Senegal, 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 2026-09-30
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
- 5.3%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 52,006
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 18,797
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 8
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $1,955
- 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 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days1
- FloodFlood in Senegal · Sep 27, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Dakar
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 28…29 | 0.1 mm | 24 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 26…29 | 6.2 mm | 27 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 28…31 | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 29…32 | 0.0 mm | 31 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 29…32 | 0.0 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 28…29 | 0.0 mm | 21 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 28…31 | 0.0 mm | 25 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 markets24
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millet / KG | 325 XOF | 0.57 | +8% |
| Bananas (local) / KG | 800 XOF | 1.41 | – |
| Rice (imported) / KG | 346.5 XOF | 0.61 | -4% |
| Groundnuts (shelled) / KG | 796 XOF | 1.40 | -20% |
| Rice (local) / KG | 400 XOF | 0.70 | -4% |
| Beans (niebe) / KG | 875 XOF | 1.54 | -5% |
| Maize (local) / KG | 300 XOF | 0.53 | 0% |
| Rice (ordinary, first quality) / KG | 500 XOF | 0.88 | -9% |
| Cassava / KG | 550 XOF | 0.97 | – |
| Potatoes / KG | 537.5 XOF | 0.95 | – |
| Sweet potatoes / KG | 508.25 XOF | 0.90 | – |
| Cabbage / KG | 600 XOF | 1.06 | – |
| Onions (dry) / KG | 500 XOF | 0.88 | – |
| Sorghum / KG | 350 XOF | 0.62 | 0% |
| Maize (imported) / KG | 300 XOF | 0.53 | 0% |
| Carrots / KG | 700 XOF | 1.23 | – |
| Sorghum (imported) / KG | 350 XOF | 0.62 | 0% |
| Groundnuts (unshelled) / KG | 575 XOF | 1.01 | +15% |
| Tomatoes / KG | 900 XOF | 1.59 | – |
| Mangoes (local) / KG | 500 XOF | 0.88 | – |
| Watermelons / KG | 725 XOF | 1.27 | – |
| Livestock (Goat) / Head | 60,000 XOF | 105.73 | – |
| Livestock (Sheep) / Head | 165,937.5 XOF | 292.41 | – |
| Livestock (cattle) / Head | 435,000 XOF | 766.54 | – |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20001
Droughts
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)