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Niger: conflict events in April 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

18events16 the month before
51est. deathsrange 48–106
31civilian deaths

Niger saw 18 recorded events and 51 estimated deaths in April 2026. That is +13% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 48 to 106.

78% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 31.

Events were concentrated in Tillabéri region (7), Diffa region (3), Dosso region (2).

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 7 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-04-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-18: Government of Niger vs IS (3 deaths)2026-04-15: IS vs Civilians (24 deaths)2026-04-14: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2026-04-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-04-11: Government of Niger vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-10: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2026-04-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-04-08: Government of Niger vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-04-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-04-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-03: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of Niger vs IS (2 deaths)2026-04-03: IS vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Niger, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, April 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Tillabéri region735
Diffa region35
Dosso region28

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Apr 2026Filingué department
Tillabéri region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 24 civilian, 2 sources		24
29 Apr 2026Dioundiou department
Dosso region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
18 Apr 2026Ayerou department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		3
0–4
8 Apr 2026Say department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		3
18 Apr 2026Tillabéri regionUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 sources		2
14 Apr 2026Diffa department
Diffa region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		2
10 Apr 2026Dioundiou department
Dosso region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		2
2–3
9 Apr 2026—Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		2
3 Apr 2026Ayerou department
Tillabéri region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		2
3 Apr 2026Bosso department
Diffa region		Government of Niger vs IS
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Unidentified armed group16
IS7
Government of Niger7
JNIM3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based14
Non-state1
One-sided3

All months

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