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Niger: conflict events in March 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

9events8 the month before
116est. deathsrange 116–117
46civilian deaths

Niger saw 9 recorded events and 116 estimated deaths in March 2025. That is +13% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 116 to 117.

89% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 46.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (4), Diffa region (2), Agadez region (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 5 events.

Where events happened

2025-03-21: IS vs Civilians (46 deaths)2025-03-19: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-03-17: Government of Niger vs IS (5 deaths)2025-03-17: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2025-03-15: Government of Niger vs IS (54 deaths)2025-03-14: Government of Niger vs JNIM (1 deaths)2025-03-13: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-03-11: Government of Niger vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-05: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region4101
Diffa region28
Agadez region26
Dosso region11

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Mar 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		54
21 Mar 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 46 civilian, 8 sources		46
17 Mar 2025Diffa department
Diffa region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 6 sources		5
19 Mar 2025Agadez regionGovernment of Niger vs JNIM
State-based		3
17 Mar 2025Diffa department
Diffa region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		3
13 Mar 2025Arlit department
Agadez region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		3
14 Mar 2025Boboye department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		1
11 Mar 2025Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based		1
5 Mar 2025Tillabéri regionGovernment of Niger vs IS
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Niger8
IS6
JNIM3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based8
Non-state0
One-sided1

All months

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