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Niger: conflict events in April 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

8events9 the month before
24est. deathsrange 24–28
3civilian deaths

In April 2025, UCDP recorded 8 organized-violence events in Niger, with 24 estimated deaths. That is -11% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 24 to 28.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (6), Diffa region (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Niger - IS with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-04-29: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-04-25: Government of Niger vs IS (12 deaths)2025-04-23: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-04-20: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (0 deaths)2025-04-18: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-04-14: Government of Niger vs JNIM (6 deaths)2025-04-07: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-06: Government of Niger vs IS (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, April 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region621
Diffa region23

Deadliest events, April 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 Apr 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 6 sources		12
14 Apr 2025Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		6
29 Apr 2025Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		3
18 Apr 2025Diffa department
Diffa region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
23 Apr 2025Tillabéri department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided		0
0–1
20 Apr 2025Nguigmi department
Diffa region		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based		0
0–1
7 Apr 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–1
6 Apr 2025Tera department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Niger5
IS5
JNIM2
Government of Nigeria1
JAS1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based6
Non-state0
One-sided2

All months

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