Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
42
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
1.5
last 90 days
Civilians
36%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
11
Population
27.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level4
- +3UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole countryUK FCDO travel advice
- +16 deaths in organised violence in the last 30 daysUCDP GED Candidate
- +12.8 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
- +1Compound crisis: organised violence, official travel advice, food insecurity at the same timeARMSMA situation watch
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Violence deaths, 30 days
6
Internet outage alerts, 24 h
1
Travel advice level (FCDO)
4
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
2 750 000
Refugees who fled
107 253
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Niger, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 64%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 36%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 2.8 M
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- 10%
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- 12.9%
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- 107,253
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 435,990
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 459,585
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 5
- 2026-09-28
- GDP per person
- $775
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence11
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Niamey | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 6 | 0 | Agence France Presse, The Pioneer, @Wamaps_news |
| 2026-08-23 | Kabobi (Maradi region) --- Kabobi, in the Madarounfa department (Maradi Region) | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Civilians | 6 | 6 | @Wamaps_news, @hamid_gade |
| 2026-08-23 | Boulakana (Diffa region) | IS — Civilians | 5 | 5 | @Wamaps_news, @hamid_gade |
| 2026-08-22 | N'Guel Kolo village | IS — Civilians | 4 | 4 | @Wamaps_news |
| 2026-08-21 | Tessa, a rural commune in Dosso Region, near the Niger-Nigeria border | Government of Niger — IS | 18 | 0 | Agence France Presse, @ZagazOlaMakama, @Wamaps_news |
| 2026-08-15 | town of Siguidim/Seguédine, Agadez region | Government of Niger — MPLJ | 3 | 0 | Crisis Watch, @Wamaps_news, BBC Monitoring News Alert |
| 2026-08-06 | Gaya-Malgorou axis and in the surrounding sectors | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 0 | 0 | Aïr-Info Agadez Facbook |
| 2026-08-06 | Bazazaga | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 0 | 0 | Aïr-Info Agadez Facbook |
| 2026-08-06 | Tamou-Say axis --- west of Mossipaga | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 0 | 0 | Aïr-Info Agadez Facbook |
| 2026-08-05 | Gaigarou | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 0 | 0 | Aïr-Info Agadez Facbook |
| 2026-08-04 | southeast of Garey Garey, near Samira | Unidentified armed group (Niger) — Unidentified armed group (Niger) | 0 | 0 | Aïr-Info Agadez Facbook |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days5
- Niger: Islamic State18
- IS - Civilians9
- Unidentified armed group (Niger)6
- Unidentified armed group (Niger) - Civilians6
- Niger: Government3
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days1
- FloodFlood in Nigeria · Sep 22, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS