The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
| ID | Month | Day | Year Sort descending | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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| 3187 | Jan | 30 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.375 | -4.2625 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 6 national INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown militant group in Youwarou, Mopti. Information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3221 | Feb | 1 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.651944 | -4.069722 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | An INGO contracted driver and his assistant were kidnapped while transporting food between Kounari and Severe. They were held for 4 days. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3179 | Mar | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Raid | Office/compound | 16.089722 | -3.235278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national male staff members were injured after being assaulted when unknown perpetrators raided an organisation field guest house at night. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2926 | Apr | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.822778 | -3.698611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four national staff members of a local NGO, one contracted were reportedly kidnapped in Oraya, Niafunke. They were released 2 weeks later. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3180 | May | 11 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 15.279167 | -5.552778 | Incidental | Host state | Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) | One INGO national male staff was injured after Malian Armed Forces fired at the humanitarian vehicle at a checkpoint in Nampalari, Niono, Segou. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3240 | May | 30 | 2020 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.4108 | -1.0522 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A 15 truck UN contracted convoy was ambushed in Bilalogo village near Barsalogho, 2 contracted NGO drivers and a Red Cross nurse were shot and killed along with 10 other civilians. 2 aid workers were also kidnapped and have not been released as of February 2021. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3034 | Jun | 9 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.633333 | -3.233333 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 NGO staff members and their driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from an inter-community meeting on peace in Mopti, at the Maison des jeunes de Baye. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3007 | Jun | 10 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -6.016667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped in Diabaly commune by an NSAG, due to reports a female staff was allegedly not complying with a dress code imposed by the armed group. They were released after 3 weeks. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3066 | Jun | 16 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1322 | 0.6795 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was kidnapped in Karou village, Gao after his vehicle was ambushed by unknown gunmen. The other staff in the vehicle were left, but the driver was taken along with the NGO vehicle. | Yes | Media |
| 3046 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.068333 | -3.081389 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Three INGO national male staff were reportedly kidnapped along with two vehicles a few kilometers outside of Koro, Mopti. The perpetrators ambushed the aid convoy, released the female staff, and kidnapped the male staff with two drivers. Further information on their whereabouts or the perpetrators is unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3022 | Jun | 24 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.349 | 1.306 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 11 male NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in the village of Bossey Bangou on a lean season targeting exercise. No group has claimed responsibility, but due to activity in the region, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) or an Al Qaeda linked group is likely and suspected. All 11 were released on September 26, 2020. | Yes | Media |
| 3080 | Jul | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped in Ansongo town, Goa. They were released two days later. | Yes | Media |
| 3038 | Jul | 21 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15 | -2.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO staff member was reportedly abducted while traveling between Boni and Douentza in Mopti. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3204 | Jul | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.333 | -4.417 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was injured by broken glass after their vehicle, travelling on the Bandiagara-Bankass road, was hit by crossfire between national forces and unknown militants. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3241 | Jul | 27 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.756984 | -4.221508 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 2 UN national staff members were kidnapped after their boat travelling on the river between Mopti and Timbuktu carrying food was ambushed by unknown armed men. They were released 3 days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3076 | Aug | 5 | 2020 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.9107 | -1.634 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | An NGO driver and his assistant transporting supplies were ambushed and kidnapped near Gaskinde, Soum. They were released two days later on August 7. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3067 | Aug | 8 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | A convoy of NGO trucks transporting food were travelling 25 km south-west of Bandiagara, when they were ambushed by unknown armed elements near the Parou/Songobia bridge. The aid convoy was forced by the militants to drive to Diallo village. The drivers apprentice was shot and killed and the remaining 4 staff members were kidnapped and released on August 15, 2020. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3062 | Aug | 9 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.3106 | 2.576 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Islamic State | 7 INGO staff members, 3 women and 4 men, 6 French international staff and1 national staff, were shot and killed in the Koure Wildlife reserve park. The INGO group were in the area to observe the popular tourist destination of West African giraffes when the group was ambushed. The perpetrators also burned their vehicles. No group has yet claimed responsibility. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3086 | Sep | 3 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.31401 | -2.86074 | Political | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dan Na Ambassagou Militia | One driver with an INGO was attacked by Dan Na Ambassagou militia, preventing the aid group from conducting humanitarian activities between Douma and Petaka, Mopti. Reports indicate the driver was severely beaten. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3163 | Oct | 15 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 16.786111 | 6.933611 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO national staff members travelling in a vehicle in Amataltal, were ambushed by a mob of unknown men. One staff was injured after the mob tied up both staff, confined them to the car trunk, and drove the vehicle into the desert where the staff were left and the car was stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3107 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.222222 | -4.493333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped while travelling by boat on the Niger river near Kouakourou, approximately 35 km north of Djenne town, Kewa commune, Djenne cercle, Mopti region. Reports assign unknown extremist militants as likely perpetrators. Further information on their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3196 | Nov | 6 | 2020 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.511667 | 2.125278 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international male staff member was robbed and injured travelling on his motorcycle in Niamey, while transporting another staff to the airport. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3122 | Nov | 23 | 2020 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.838014 | 0.302793 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Several aid workers from an INGO were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators while travelling between Ansongo and Gao. They were all released the same day (not counted here) except one national staff which was held until the following day. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3148 | Jan | 5 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.778889 | -3.258889 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One marked INGO ambulance transporting patients near Deh village in Mopti, was attacked by a group of unknown armed men. After the ambulance was stopped, the 3 staff on board and the 3 patients were assaulted and detained in the hot sun for several hours before being allowed to continue. During the detention, one patient succumbed to his wounds. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3192 | Feb | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.495833 | -4.198611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Four INGO male staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed men in Central Mali. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Pending | Media |
| 3267 | Mar | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.1675 | -4.431111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped while carrying out humanitarian duties in Dogo town, Mopti, by JNIM militia who accused them of not obtaining authority. The were released 3 days later. | Yes | Media |
| 3284 | Apr | 6 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.714722 | -0.258611 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO vehicle driver was ambushed and kidnapped in Taboye, Goa. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3316 | May | 31 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.946667 | -3.893333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 NGO staff were kidnapped near Konna town by JNIM militia. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3337 | Jun | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Eight INGO staff, including 3 females, were reportedly abducted in Hourara village from the INGO health centre, Gao. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3333 | Jun | 21 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | At least 3 NGO staff members (exact number unknown) were abducted after being ambushed traveling in Toguere Coumbe commune, Mopti, by JNIM militants. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3336 | Jun | 24 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.35 | -3.25 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO male staff members in a COVID vaccine team were kidnapped by unknown extremists in Kirchamba village in Dire circle. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3342 | Jun | 27 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.432946 | -4.449935 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped travelling 56km NE of Tenekou, Mopti. His whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3374 | Jul | 3 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.885512 | -3.585389 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Three national NGO workers were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia while traveling between Diallassagou and Bankass. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3373 | Jul | 8 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.917 | -4.459 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | 3 national staff of an INGO were reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia near Kera town Tenenkou, Mopti. Their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3353 | Jul | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.041944 | -6.061667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 4 INGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown NSAG travelling 34 km south of Niono near Heremakono in Segou region. They were released with their vehicles the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3406 | Jul | 14 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.086435 | 0.804714 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO staff member was kidnapped along with a teacher and a government official (not counted here) by JNIM Militia while travelling between Matiakoali and Fada Ngourma. | Yes | Media |
| 3372 | Jul | 18 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.3533 | 0.7607 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One Togolese Christian INGO aid worker was kidnapped with two other civilians in the town o Benta, Ansongo, by presumed ISWAP militants. Their whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3410 | Aug | 13 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.851944 | -2.786111 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the village of Bambara Maoude, Tombouctou. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3402 | Sep | 10 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 13.812763 | -3.635591 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was kidnapped from the INGO health clinic 38km SW of Bankass by unknown armed elements, for allegedly not informing the group of their presence in the area. The staff was released 5 days later. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3431 | Sep | 11 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.05 | 0.366667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped travelling between Fada Ngourma and Kikideni. They were released on September 18 2021. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3432 | Sep | 17 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was shot and killed during an ambush and motorcycle theft by JNIM militia members in Tila, Bandiagara. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3420 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and killed in an armed robbery where his motorcycle was stolen in Sevare, Mopti. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3436 | Oct | 7 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.580754 | -6.047603 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped with their vehicle in Niono, Segou. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3418 | Oct | 13 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.138439 | -0.060946 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO driver was injured in the thigh and arm after unknown criminals fired shots at the organisation's vehicle leaving the Goudebo refugee camp, 14km outside of Dori. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3579 | Nov | 15 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.25 | -0.75 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dawlatoun | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped by armed group members while travelling in the Sahel region. They were released on December 19, 2021. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3471 | Nov | 21 | 2021 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Raid | Project site | 13.35653040 | -1.05861350 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO staff member was injured after the organisation supported health centre in Foube, Sanmatenga was burned down by unknown armed perpetrators. Official reports indicate it was likely collateral damage after the initial attack targeted a nearby police station. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3474 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.35 | -3.611111 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO staff member was killed after his vehicle was ambushed in Tile village, Mopti. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3590 | Dec | 4 | 2021 | NE | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.13167 | 4.07318 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle, he was released after several days but the unknown armed group kept the vehicle. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3461 | Dec | 28 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Home | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO international staff member was kidnapped from his home in Ansongo, Goa. They were released several days later. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3476 | Dec | 29 | 2021 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.659444 | 0.501667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was kidnapped by unknown perpetrators and later released on January 3, 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3480 | Jan | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO male staff member was kidnapped in Menaka Gao on January 11, and escaped his captors on January 13. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3487 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 14.683333 | -0.466667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 5 NGO staff members working bear Oursi town, were kidnapped by ISWA militants. 4 were released later that day (not counted here) and 1 continued to be held. Their whereabouts are unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3490 | Jan | 25 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.083333 | -0.5 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One male NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by JNIM militia on the road between Fada NGourma and Pama, Gourma. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3841 | Jan | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 15.916667 | 2.4 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One male INGO national staff was beaten and injured in the street by a civilian in Menaka, Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3486 | Jan | 28 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.456027 | -3.850029 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown armed extremists while travelling between Bandiagara and Sevare, Mopti. There whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3735 | Feb | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Four male and one female INGO national staff were kidnapped for several days by an unknown armed group in Mali. | Yes | Focal point | ||
| 3842 | Feb | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 16.266667 | -0.05 | Economic | Criminal | Not applicable | Two INGO national aid workers were injured during a robbery by criminals in their home in Gao. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3745 | Feb | 22 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 14.455556 | -4.918056 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national male INGO aid workers were kidnapped by unknown armed men who asked them what were they doing in the zone and who gave them permission to enter. The aid workers were released on February 26. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3761 | Mar | 24 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.333333 | -1.533333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Not applicable | One UN male driver and his assistant were kidnapped by unknown armed elements when transporting food items along the Kongoussi-Bourzanga axis in Bam. Both workers were released 14 days after, whereas the truck was used by armed men to conduct an attack on a police checkpoint near Kongoussi. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3806 | May | 6 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Project site | 14.25 | -0.75 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen from a compound. One was freed the following day. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3646 | May | 12 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 15.3682 | -5.3663 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | 9 INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed elements in Kolima, Segou. They were released after 31 hours. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3603 | May | 16 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 14.55 | 1.33333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One Red Cross staff member was killed with other civilians by suspected Islamic State militants in the Gadobo-Sangara axis, Tillaberi. The aid worker was not wearing a Red Cross jacket, so the killing was allegedly incidental. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3571 | May | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.3294 | -2.479 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were kidnapped with their vehicle while travelling in Omo village, 15km NE of Koro. They were released twelve days later. Six other aid workers were also abducted and released on the same day (not counted). | Yes | Official Report |
| 3570 | May | 21 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.133889 | -3.748611 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were kidnapped 7km from Tonka town by unknown armed individuals. The passenger was released after one day and the driver remained in captivity. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3567 | Jun | 1 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 14.45 | -11.433333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two Red Cross staff members (Malian and Dutch Societies) were shot and killed in an ambush by an unknown armed group near Kayes. The aid workers were travelling in a clearly marked humanitarian organisation vehicle. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3609 | Jul | 7 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 18.438889 | 1.408333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot and injured after his civilian vehicle was caught in an armed attack as it left Kidal town. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3847 | Jul | 11 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 13.4108 | -1.0522 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One national INGO bodyguard died of a heart attack occasionated by the impact of the attack of an unknown group in Barsalogho. During the attack, five civilians were killed and eight militaries were injured. Military equipment was stolen. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3817 | Aug | 6 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 13.316667 | 12.616667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | An NGO convoy was shot at by suspected ISWA militants, injuring one aid worker in Diffa. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3768 | Aug | 10 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.25 | -1.083333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national male UN-contracted personnel were ambushed by unknown armed men while transporting food to Dori, in Centre North. The NSAG elements said that the type of food in the truck is unavailable in the market. Both aid workers were released two days after. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3643 | Aug | 19 | 2022 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.735 | 0.92 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Five NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped along with their vehicle by IS militants near Waliabon village, Ayerou. They were released December 2022. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3798 | Sep | 9 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.083333 | -1.083333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | Four national male UN-contracted were abducted by armed men when transporting food from Kaya to Dori, Sanmatenga. The two drivers and their assistants were stopped at an illegal checkpoint and taken to an unknown location and the food items were offloaded from the trucks. The personnel were released four days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3640 | Oct | 11 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.245416 | -5.542464 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were shot and injured during a road ambush by unknown extremists 20km south-west of Koutiala town. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3770 | Oct | 14 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.231559 | -0.742572 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two male national UN-contracted drivers were kidnapped by unknown armed men between Kaya and Tougouri, Sanmatenga. Both drivers were released without the food trucks two days later. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3711 | Oct | 17 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Public location | 15.0696183 | 0.3750455 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two INGO aid workers were abducted by militants of the Islamic State in Western Africa in the village of Hourara, Ansongo, Gao. A health worker was also abducted during the incident (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
| 3677 | Nov | 3 | 2022 | BF | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 14.101111 | -1.627160 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN aid worker was kidnapped and killed by suspected soldiers or volunteer fighters (VDP) in Djibo, Soum province. The body was found on the 4th of November near Bougel Sawa. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3668 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.194491 | -3.593977 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One INGO national health worker was kidnapped by JNIM militants between Bandiagara and Bakass, Mopti region. A driver and another health worker were also kidnapped and released later (not counted). | Yes | ACLED |
| 3744 | Nov | 26 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Road | 12.639167 | -8.002778 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN worker was robbed and injured while riding a moto-taxi at night in Bamako. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3682 | Nov | 30 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.0872 | -1.2639 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two volunteer aid workers were abducted by JNIM Militia between Adiora and Gossi, Gourma-Rharous, Tombouctou. The workers were released on the 1 of December. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3673 | Dec | 6 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.017772 | -10.143067 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Four NGO staff were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants between Kotouba and Nafadji villages, Kita commune, Kayes region. No release information is available. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3663 | Dec | 8 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Public location | 14.533333 | -4.1 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO security guard was abducted in Sevare, Mopti, by unidentified armed men driving an ambulance. His whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3700 | Dec | 10 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Individual attack | Road | 14.801016 | -6.018967 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO health worker was killed due to an IED mine explosion detonated by motorcycles on the main road in Dogofry, Niono, Segou. Two civilians were injured in the blast. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3675 | Dec | 19 | 2022 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 16.281698 | -0.039104 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One logistician of an INGO was kidnapped at the compound of the organization by armed men in Gao city. The worker was released on the 23rd of December. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3690 | Jan | 3 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 14.406469 | -3.758317 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two aid workers were kidnapped by suspected JNIM militants near Kori Village, Mopti region. | Yes | Media |
| 3691 | Jan | 5 | 2023 | NE | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 13.209806 | 12.425638 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Karam | One driver was killed in a vehicle donated by a UN agency during a suspected car-jacking by Boko Haram militants in Chetuimari town, Diffa region. | Pending | Media |
| 3686 | Jan | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 16.264757 | -0.030315 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One national staff of an INGO was injured in a machete attack when resisting an armed robbery in Gao City. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3694 | Jan | 10 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Public location | 15.961187 | 2.421273 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | One national INGO was injured during an attack by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) in Inagam village, in Menaka, Gao region. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3702 | Jan | 23 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 15.926541 | 2.340131 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency doctor was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Menaka, Gao. The driver of his car was also attacked, but the assailants left him behind and, he is recovering from the incident. The doctor was released on February 2. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3708 | Feb | 8 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 12.418610 | -3.363698 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO aid workers were killed when unknown gunmen fired their vehicle between Dédougou and Tougan, Boucle du Mouhoun region. Two other aid workers managed to escape. The INGO suspended activities in the region. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3718 | Mar | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Road | 17.4297279 | -0.220513 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two ICRC aid workers were kidnapped by unknown actors between Gao and Kidal, Gao region. The aid workers were released on the 19th of March. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3857 | Jun | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Unknown | 14.65 | -1.78333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO worker was abducted by suspected JNIM militia men in Niangassagou village, Mopti. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3878 | Jul | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.4417 | -3.4355 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO consultant was kidnapped by JNIM militants along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou village,Tombouctou region. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3898 | Jul | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.931111 | -3.99 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | An unknown number of national aid workers were kidnapped by JNIM militants along with two vehicles in Niafounke, Tombouctou. Their whereabouts remain unknown. (Defaulted to two aid workers). | Pending | ACLED |
| 3914 | Aug | 5 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.733333 | -3.733333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NNGO contractor was abducted by JNIM militiamen along with a vehicle in Bintagoungou, Goundam, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3915 | Aug | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 15.931111 | -3.99 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One national NGO staff was kidnapped along with two vehicles by JNIM Militia in Niafounke, Tombouctou. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3916 | Aug | 7 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 14.03 | -0.03 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national aid worker was shot and wounded by unknown armed men in Dori, Sahel region. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3905 | Aug | 19 | 2023 | BF | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.2575 | -0.303889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was kidnapped and later killed by unknown actors in Bittou, Centre East region. | Pending | Official Report |
| 4002 | Sep | 2 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Unknown | Road | 16.7535444457296 | -3.02944909315556 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | Two national INGO aid workers suffered injuries during a shooting to the public boat they were onboard in Toumbouctou. | Yes | Official Report |
| 4057 | Sep | 4 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.028530 | 0.125613 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker, one INGO driver, and one aid worker from a NNGO were kidnapped during an ambush of their vehicle by unknown armed men between Gao and Ansongo. The kidnappers asked for a ransom for their release. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3925 | Sep | 7 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.04839 | 0.11128 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was abducted by unknown armed people on the road between Kobé and Bara, Gao region. The whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3949 | Oct | 9 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.3484078 | -2.8084585 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Two NGO health workers were kidnapped by JNIM militants between Gourma-Rharous and Tombouctou, Tombouctou region, during an ambush. Another civilian was also kidnapped (not counted). | Pending | ACLED |
| 3967 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.882298 | 0.242321 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was shot and killed when unknown armed men attacked a humanitarian vehicle on the road between Ansongo and Gao. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3981 | Nov | 6 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 15.93013 | 0.21518 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO aid worker was killed and another one was wounded when unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Gargouna town, Gao. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3973 | Nov | 28 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.437285 | -4.890678 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO aid worker was abducted by JNIM militiamen between Tenenkou and Ke-Macina, Mopti region. Two vehicles were sized during the incident. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3974 | Nov | 29 | 2023 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 16.59268 | -3.447089 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | One NGO aid worker was kidnapped by allegedly JNIM militants between Goudam and Tombouctou. The aid worker was released the next day. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3990 | Jan | 2 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 18.433333 | 1.4 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Global | Wagner Group | One aid worker from the National Red Cross was kidnapped by alleged members of the Wagner Group in Kidal. | Pending | Official Report |
| 4019 | Jan | 20 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 12.6125616 | -7.9741559 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN driver was injured by unknown armed men on motorcycles who robbed his personal belongings in Magnambougou Fasso Kanu, Bamako. | Pending | Official Report |
| 4081 | Feb | 12 | 2024 | ML | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 14.093175 | -3.079219 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | JNIM Militia | Six aid workers were kidnapped along with their partners by JNIM militants between Koro and Yoro, Mopti. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | ACLED |
| Total | 17 | 110 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 166 | 211 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 227 | 104 | 12 | 111 |