Sources: CNN
The government declares a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and three other regions in response to the violent protests. 2023-01-14
Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa ends Samoa's state of emergency after two years. 2022-07-27
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declares a state of health emergency that will come into force next week to allow the government to impose further restrictions. These measures will be discussed at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting tomorrow. 2020-11-6
Chile has declared a state of emergency and requested international help to help deal with forest fires. 2017-01-22
The President of Myanmar Thein Sein declares a state of emergency in four regions, Chin State, Magwe Region, Sagaing Region and Rakhine State, after floods kill at least 27 people. 2015-08-1
Governor Jay Nixon declares a state of emergency and curfew in the town of Ferguson, Missouri following nights of rioting. 2014-08-16
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in parts of the country hit by violence by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. 2012-01-1
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promises political reform, as security forces prevent protests in the capital Algiers. 2011-03-19
Mourad Medelci, the foreign minister of Algeria, announces that the 19-year-old state of emergency will end "within days". 2011-02-14
A ship bound from Libya, the "Al-Amal", due to deliver humanitarian aid from Algeria, Morocco and Nigeria to the Gaza Strip, changes course for Egypt after being warned to stay away by the Israeli Navy and receiving pressure from the United States to "act responsibly". 2010-07-13