According to ACLED's open-tier monthly aggregates published via HDX, as of 2 October 2026, Niger recorded 56 political violence events in August 2026, with 153 reported fatalities. This count is above the 90th percentile of the country's monthly totals over the previous 24 months, which stood at 55.7 events. Of these events, 32 involved the targeting of civilians, with 54 civilian fatalities reported. Tillaberi accounted for the most events (15), followed by Diffa (14), Dosso (8), Maradi (7) and Niamey (5).
| Rule | ACLED political violence events against the previous two years |
| Period | 2026-08 |
| Metric | pv_events |
| Value in the month | 56 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 55.7 |
| Months of history compared | 24 |
| Political violence events | 56 |
| Reported fatalities | 153 |
| Civilian targeting events | 32 |
| Civilians reported killed | 54 |
| Judged against | the 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 55.7; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile. |
| Detected | 13 October 2026, run 19 |
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