Niger

Jihadist insurgency

Main Religion: Islam

Population: 28 million 

Christian Population: 66,600 (0.2%)

Perpetrators: Armed jihadist groups — including Boko Haram and groups affiliated with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) — have expanded their insurgency in Niger’s western and southeastern regions since 2015.

Victims: Christians and moderate Muslims

Death Toll/Number Displaced: Niger is the main country of asylum in West Africa, hosting an estimated 700,000 forcibly displaced people due to the jihadist insurgencies in the region.

Mass Atrocities: Massacres of civilians, burning of churches, attacks against and looting of property, kidnapping, torture, and sexual violence, among others.