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Forest fires are burning across six African nations and Indonesia as of October 23, 2026, according to GDACS disaster alerts. Fires began on different dates between October 13 and October 22 in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sudan, Botswana, and Indonesia, with all fires ongoing as of October 23. All eight fires were classified as green-level alerts by GDACS, indicating minimal expected humanitarian impact with no deaths, injuries or damage reported. The fires span a wide geographic area across sub-Saharan Africa during the dry season, a period when fire activity typically increases across the region. No additional details on the extent, cause, or response to the individual fires were provided in the alert summaries.