Deadliest non-state conflicts in Africa 2022

In Africa, the deadliest conflict not involving state actors in 2022 occurred in Burkina Faso and Mali, where more than 400 people were killed in fighting between the JNIM and the Islamic State. This was followed by the conflict between Hausa and Funj groups in Sudan.

Number of fatalities in non-state conflicts in Africa in 2022, by conflict detail

Parties involved	Fatalities
Burkina Faso and Mali [JNIM vs. IS]	405
Sudan [Hausa vs. Funj]	399
Nigeria and Niger [IS vs. Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad]	386
DR Congo [Teke vs. Yaka]	298
South Sudan [Buya, Murle, Tenet vs. Toposa]	235
Sudan [Arab vs. Masalit]	231
Nigeria [Fulani vs. Tiv]	210
South Sudan [SPLM/A - IO - Kitgwang vs. SPLM/A - IO - Olony]	179
Sudan [Gimir vs. Awlad Zeid]	165
DR Congo [FDBC vs. Zaire self-defense group]	134
Mali [GATIA, MSA vs. IS]	124
Sudan [Misseriya vs. Ngok Dinka]	101
Sudan [Fulani vs. Rizeigat]	97
Mali [Dozos (Mali) vs. JNIM]	91
DR Congo [AFP-Gutabara vs. Mayi Mayi Biloze Bishambuke]	89
Mali [IS vs. MSA]	85
South Sudan and Sudan [Twic Dinka vs. Ngoc Dinka]	84
DR Congo [FPP-AP vs. NDC-R]	77
DR Congo [ANCDH/AFDP, APCLS, CMC, FPP-AP, NDC-R vs. M23]	65
Nigeria [Black Axe vs. Eyie]	61
Mali [Dan na Ambassagou vs. JNIM]	56
South Sudan [Bor Dinka, Lou Nuer vs. Murle]	56
Nigeria [Ezza vs. Korri]	56
DR Congo [Nambelo Lohembe sector vs. Vunge sector]	55
Nigeria [Fulani vs. Irigwe]	53
Sudan [Misseriya Jebel vs. Rizeigat]	50
Sudan [Misseriya vs. Awlad Rashid]	48
Nigeria [Lunguda vs. Waja]	48
Sotuth Sudan [Bor Dinka vs. Murle]	46
South Sudan [Luac Jang Dinka vs. Baac]	42
DR Congo [FPIC vs. FRPI]	41
Chad [Farmers vs. Herders]	40
Nigeria [Agworok vs. Fulani]	38
Sudan [Misseriya vs. Hamar]	36
Nigeria [Igbo vs. Fulani]	36
DR Congo [URDPC vs. Zaire self-defense group]	36
Mali [GATIA vs. IS]	29
Sudan [Arab vs. Zaghawa]	28
Nigeria [Bassa Kwomu vs. Egbura Mozum]	28
South Sudan [Apuk Padoc vs. Nuer]	26
Mozambique [IS vs. Naparama]	25
Nigeria [Chawai vs. Fulani]	25

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June 2023

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Africa

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

ACPLS = Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain
AFP-Gutabara=Alliance of Patriotic Federalists-Gutabara
CMA = Mouvement national pour la libération de l'Azawad
CMC = Collectif des mouvements pour le changement
DFP = Majlis Shūrā al-Mujāhidīn Darnah
FDBC=Defense Force against the Balkanization of Congo
FPIC=Patriotic and Integrationist Forces of the Congo
FPP-AP=Maï-Maï Forces patriotiques populaires, Armée du peuple
FPRC = ex-Seleka
FRPI=Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri
GATIA=Groupe autodéfense touareg Imghad et alliés
JNIM=Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
MLCJ = Mouvement des Libérateurs Centrafricains pour la Justice
MSA = Mouvement du Salut de l’Azawad
IS = al-Dawla al-Islamiyya
NDC-R = Nduma Défense du Congo - Rénové
NDV = Niger Delta Vigilante
PDP = People's Democratic Party
SPLM/A - IO - Kitgwang=Sudan People´s Liberation Army/Movement in Opposition - Kitgwang faction
SPLM/A - IO - Olony=Sudan People´s Liberation Army/Movement in Opposition - Olony faction
UPC = Union pour la Paix en Centrafrique
URDPC=Union of Revolutionaries for the Defense of the Congolese People