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Burkina FasoBankui region › May 2026

Bankui region: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Bankui region, Burkina Faso. Country-wide report: Burkina Faso, May 2026.

3events4 the month before
3est. deathsrange 3–4
0civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Bankui region, Burkina Faso, with 3 estimated deaths. That is -25% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 3 to 4.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-24: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bankui region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 May 2026Banwa province
Bankui region
Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based
2
7 May 2026Banwa province
Bankui region
Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based
1
24 May 2026Mouhoun province
Bankui region
Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based
0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Burkina Faso33
JNIM33

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.