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3,022
2,020
6
24
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Torodi
Bossey Bangou
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
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 ...
Yes
Media
HDX
2026-04-12
3,590
2,021
12
4
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Abala
Ezza
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
HDX
2026-04-12
1,084
2,011
1
7
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Niamey
Niamey
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Kidnap-killing
Individual attack
Public location
13.51366
2.1098
Political
Non-state armed group: Regional
Al-Qaeda (affiliated)
An international staff (French) of an INGO was killed along with another French man (not employed by the INGO) less than 24 hours after being kidnapped by suspected members of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb. The two men were dining in a restaurant when they were approached at their table by four armed men. Niger's nationa...
Pending
Media
HDX
2026-04-12
4,572
2,024
10
30
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Téra
Gorouol
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Shooting
Ambush
Road
14.790419
0.372946
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
One UN-contracted driver was injured during a shooting at a convoy by unknown actors in Gorouol, Tillaberi. Due to the incident, the program was temporarily suspended.
Yes
Focal Point
HDX
2026-04-12
2,247
2,016
10
25
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Niamey
Niamey
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Bodily assault
Individual attack
Public location
13.511596
2.125385
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
A national INGO staff member was beaten by an iron bar and robbed of his money at Libert
Yes
Focal Point
HDX
2026-04-12
1,477
2,012
5
5
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Niamey
Niamey
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Bodily assault
Ambush
Road
13.51366
2.1098
Economic
Unknown
Unknown
One INGO national staff member was pulled off his motorbike (by a rope strung across a passage) and beaten and robbed. He was severely wounded in the face.
Yes
Focal Point
HDX
2026-04-12
3,196
2,020
11
6
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Niamey
Niamey
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
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
HDX
2026-04-12
3,817
2,022
8
6
NE
Niger
Diffa
Diffa
null
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
HDX
2026-04-12
1,357
2,012
10
15
NE
Niger
Maradi
Dakoro
Dakoro
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
4
0
5
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
5
0
6
6
0
0
Kidnapping
Raid
Office/compound
14.510833
6.765
Political
Non-state armed group: Regional
Al-Qaeda (affiliated)
Five national NGO staffers and one international (Chadian) were kidnapped from their compound by unidentified gunmen believed to be members of a militant group associated with Al Qaeda. One staffer was shot during the abduction and later died of his wounds. The others were released a month later after being held captiv...
Pending
Media
HDX
2026-04-12
2,178
2,016
10
15
NE
Niger
Tahoua
Abalak
Abalak
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Kidnapping
Raid
Home
15.464294
6.2854
Political
Non-state armed group: Regional
Al-Qaeda (affiliated)
Islamic State-linked gunmen, suspected al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, stormed the house of an American NGO worker in Abalak and kidnapped him. It is reported that he is being transported to Mali. It is believed that this is the first incident where an American has been abducted in Niger, although another failed attem...
Yes
Media
HDX
2026-04-12
5,477
2,025
3
26
NE
Niger
Diffa
Maine Soroa
Maine Soroa
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
Kidnapping
Unknown
Unknown
13.212791
12.027092
Unknown
Non-state armed group: Regional
Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA)
Two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by ISWA militants in Maine Soroa, Diffa. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Pending
ACLED
HDX
2026-04-12
3,691
2,023
1
5
NE
Niger
Diffa
Diffa
Chetimari
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Unknown
Ambush
Road
13.209806
12.425638
Unknown
Non-state armed group: Regional
Boko Haram
One NNGO driver was killed in a vehicle provided by a UN agency during a suspected car-jacking by Boko Haram militants in Chetuimari town, Diffa region.
Yes
Media
HDX
2026-04-12
5,135
2,024
9
29
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Niamey
Niamey
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Bodily assault
Raid
Home
13.559767
2.10305
Economic
Criminal
Not applicable
One UN aid worker was injured when criminals followed him to his home and robbed him of his car, money and other personal belongings in Niamey.
Yes
Official Report
HDX
2026-04-12
5,603
2,025
5
19
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Banibangou
Banibangou
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
Bodily assault
Raid
Office/compound
15.046511
2.705297
Economic
Criminal
Not applicable
Two male INGO aid workers were beaten during a robbery at the organisation's office in Banibangou, Tillaberi.
Yes
Focal Point
HDX
2026-04-12
2,885
2,019
4
26
NE
Niger
Diffa
null
Maine Soroa
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Other Explosives
Raid
Office/compound
13.214392
12.02899
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
One male national INGO watchman was injured when his INGO base was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Maine Soroa, Diffa. Reports indicate 3 months after this incident, due to escalating violence, the INGO was forced to shut down all programming in the area.
Yes
Focal Point
HDX
2026-04-12
3,062
2,020
8
9
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
null
Koure Reserve
0
7
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
6
7
0
0
0
7
4
3
0
Shooting
Ambush
Road
13.3106
2.576
Unknown
Non-state armed group: Global
Islamic State (IS)
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...
Yes
Official Report
HDX
2026-04-12
3,603
2,022
5
16
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Anzourou
Gadobo-Sangara axis
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 NRCS staff member was killed with other civilians by suspected Islamic State militants in the Gadobo-Sangara axis, Tillaberi. The aid worker was not wearing an NRCS jacket, so the killing was allegedly incidental.
Yes
ACLED
HDX
2026-04-12
4,392
2,024
7
25
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Abala
10km south of Abala
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Shooting
Ambush
Road
14.852977
3.412285
Incidental
Non-state armed group: Global
Islamic State (IS)
One off-duty INGO male national aid worker was shot and injured by the Islamic State while moving on a public bus 10km south of Abala.
Yes
Official Report
HDX
2026-04-12
2,399
2,018
4
11
NE
Niger
Tillaberi
Tillaberi
Ayorou
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Kidnapping
Ambush
Road
14.733193
0.917772
Unknown
Non-state armed group: Unknown
Not applicable
A German aid worker for an INGO was abducted while traveling close to the border with Mali. Traveling with four other national colleagues, the vehicle was surrounded by armed men on motorbikes. The Nigerian nationals were assaulted and left behind (not counted here at this time until further details can be verified) an...
Yes
Media
HDX
2026-04-12

Niger - Aid Worker Security Database | Africa (original)

Size category: n<1K - Formats: parquet - Sector: governance_security - Engineered by Electric Sheep Africa

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TL;DR

This dataset is part of the Electric Sheep Africa catalog on Hugging Face. It is indexed for African data discovery with standardized metadata, loading guidance, provenance notes, and analyst-oriented context.

What This Dataset Covers

Public datasets help analysts inspect structured evidence, build reproducible workflows, and compare patterns across domains.

Dataset context from the existing Hugging Face card: Niger - Aid Worker Security Database Publisher: Humanitarian Outcomes · Source: HDX · License: cc-by · Updated: 2026-04-10 Abstract This dataset shows aid worker security incidents in Niger. Annually, the data for the previous year undergoes a verification process. Data for the current year is provisional. For incident descriptions, please download data directly from www.aidworkersecurity.org Each row in this dataset represents discrete events or incidents. Data was last… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/africa-aid-worker-security-database-ner.

Dataset Profile

Field Value
Hugging Face repo electricsheepafrica/africa-aid-worker-security-database-ner
Sector governance_security
Topic tags humanitarian, hdx, electric-sheep-africa, aid-worker-security, aid-workers, conflict-violence, ner
Modalities tabular, text
Formats parquet
Size category n<1K
Countries Niger
ISO3 coverage NER
Last modified on HF 2026-04-12 08:47:17+00:00
Inventory snapshot 2026-07-16T16:00:34Z

How To Read This Dataset

  • Start from the repository files and the dataset viewer when available.
  • Treat the README context as a fast orientation layer; confirm variable definitions and units in the data files before modeling.
  • Use explicit country columns when present. When geography is only implied by the title or source metadata, document that assumption in downstream analysis.
  • Preserve missing values until you have a defensible imputation rule.

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/africa-aid-worker-security-database-ner")
print(ds)

split_name = next(iter(ds))
table = ds[split_name]
print(table.features)
print(table[:3])

Convert To Pandas When Tabular

from datasets import Dataset

first_split = ds[next(iter(ds))]
if isinstance(first_split, Dataset):
    df = first_split.to_pandas()
    print(df.head())

Data Quality Notes

  • This card was standardized from the Electric Sheep Africa Hugging Face metadata inventory.
  • Exact schema, row counts, and source files should be inspected in the repository data files.
  • Metadata gaps from the inventory: upstream_publisher.
  • Do not infer policy meaning from labels alone; confirm definitions, units, and methods in the source material.

Source And Provenance

Suggested Analyses

  • Inspect schema and missingness before modeling.
  • Profile variables by geography, time, and subgroup columns where present.
  • Join with other Electric Sheep Africa datasets using explicit country, year, and indicator fields when available.
  • Build reproducible notebooks that cite both the original source context and the Electric Sheep Africa Hugging Face repo.

Citation

@misc{electric_sheep_africa_africa_aid_worker_security_database_ner_2026,
  title        = {Niger - Aid Worker Security Database | Africa (original)},
  author       = {original},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/africa-aid-worker-security-database-ner},
  publisher    = {Hugging Face Datasets, engineered by Electric Sheep Africa},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/africa-aid-worker-security-database-ner}}
}

License

Released under CC BY 4.0.

Original source rights remain with the original publisher or data provider. Electric Sheep Africa engineering standardizes discovery metadata, documentation, and usage guidance for analysis on Hugging Face.

About Electric Sheep Africa

Electric Sheep Africa publishes ML-ready African public datasets on Hugging Face.


Provenance: metadata-backed README standardized 2026-08-12 by the Electric Sheep Africa README system. Inventory source: catalog/esa_metadata_inventory/master_metadata.jsonl.

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