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Niger: events and estimated deaths in February 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 21 eventsP of organized violence in Niger in February 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 102P. The low estimate is 101 and the high estimate is 181P. UCDP counts 26P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for January 2026 was 16 eventsP.

The count for February 2025 was 8 events. The change from February 2025 to February 2026 is up 163 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Niger, February 2026 has the 3rd highest count of events. Niger holds 1 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in February 2026. In February 2025, the share was 0 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Niger, February 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Diffa region312
Dosso region525
Tahoua region10
Tillabéri region1165

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Niger, February 2026. The map shows 21 events with 102 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Niger has each event.

Table 2. Niger, February 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (4 of 21 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
10 Feb 2026Diffa department, Diffa regionActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based111111
17 Feb 2026Gaya departement, Dosso regionActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state131313
23 Feb 2026Tera department, Tillabéri regionActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided101010
27 Feb 2026Tillabéri department, Tillabéri regionActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state262626

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Niger: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of February 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP8P68P
Government of Niger11P28P
IS10P28P
JNIM2P5P
MPLJ1P1P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Niger: events by type of violence, February 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict16P76%
Non-state conflict2P10%
One-sided violence against civilians3P14%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Niger, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20267P62PCandidate Events
August 202611P42PCandidate Events
July 20268P107PCandidate Events
June 202614P250PCandidate Events
May 20269P132PCandidate Events
April 202618P51PCandidate Events
March 202616P102PCandidate Events
February 202621P102PCandidate Events
January 202616P178PCandidate Events
December 20251047GED
November 2025327GED
October 2025847GED
September 202518162GED
August 2025531GED
July 202512134GED
June 202526211GED
May 202523210GED
April 2025824GED
March 20259116GED
February 2025896GED
January 2025712GED
December 202411272GED
November 2024411GED
October 2024410GED
September 20248103GED
August 2024556GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Niger: events and estimated deaths in February 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/niger/month/2026-02/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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