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Nakambé region: conflict events in April 2026

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

10events6 the month before
50est. deathsrange 50–69
3civilian deaths

In April 2026, UCDP recorded 10 organized-violence events in Nakambé region, Burkina Faso, with 50 estimated deaths. That is +67% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 50 to 69.

90% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

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 (2 deaths)2026-04-25: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-25: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (25 deaths)2026-04-15: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (16 deaths)2026-04-11: JNIM vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-04-10: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-01: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nakambé region, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
22 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 7 sources		25
25–28
14 Apr 2026Kouritenga province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 8 sources		16
11 Apr 2026Kouritenga province
Nakambé region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
29 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		2
10 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
25 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
7 Apr 2026Boulgou province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		1
1–8
25 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–7
15 Apr 2026Koulpélogo province
Nakambé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1
1 Apr 2026Nakambé regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM1050
Government of Burkina Faso947

All months

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

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