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Goulmou region: conflict events in April 2026

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

10events8 the month before
30est. deathsrange 30–65
2civilian deaths

Goulmou region, Burkina Faso saw 10 recorded events and 30 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +25% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 30 to 65.

90% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 9 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-29: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (21 deaths)2026-04-29: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-27: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-26: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-02: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-01: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Goulmou region, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		21
21–50
27 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
11 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
7 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		2
29 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
9 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
1–2
7 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		1
26 Apr 2026Goulmou regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1
2 Apr 2026Gourma province
Goulmou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–3
1 Apr 2026Goulmou regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Burkina Faso1030
JNIM928

All months

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

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