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Upper East region: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Upper East region, Ghana. Country-wide report: Ghana, January 2026.

3events1 the month before
23est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Upper East region, Ghana saw 3 recorded events and 23 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before.

67% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Kusasi - Mamprusi with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-20: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (20 deaths)2026-01-09: Kusasi vs Mamprusi (1 deaths)2026-01-07: Kusasi vs Mamprusi (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Upper East region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 Jan 2026Kassena Nankana West district
Upper East region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		20
7 Jan 2026Upper East regionKusasi vs Mamprusi
Non-state		2
9 Jan 2026Bawku municipal district
Upper East region		Kusasi vs Mamprusi
Non-state, 2 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Kusasi23
Mamprusi23
Government of Burkina Faso120
JNIM120

All months

Monthly reports:Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024

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