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Niger: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

7events11 the month before
12est. deathsrange 11–13
11civilian deaths

Niger saw 7 recorded events and 12 estimated deaths in January 2025. That is -36% compared with 11 events the month before. The death toll range is 11 to 13.

71% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 11.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (3), Tahoua region (2), Dosso region (1).

The most active pairing was Lakurawa - Civilians with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-01-21: Lakurawa vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-19: Lakurawa vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-01-18: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-17: Government of Niger vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-01-10: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-01-07: Lakurawa vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-07: Government of Niger vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region35
Tahoua region25
Dosso region11
Diffa region11

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
19 Jan 2025Birni-N'Konni department
Tahoua region		Lakurawa vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
10 Jan 2025Ayerou department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian, 3 sources		4
21 Jan 2025Gaya departement
Dosso region		Lakurawa vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
0–1
18 Jan 2025Maïne-Soroa department
Diffa region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
7 Jan 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		1
7 Jan 2025Birni-N'Konni department
Tahoua region		Lakurawa vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
17 Jan 2025Torodi department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Lakurawa3
IS2
Government of Niger2
JNIM2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based2
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.