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 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
3465 Jan 7 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.423139 29.019500 Economic Criminal Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators on the Goma-Kitchanga road in Masisi territory. They were released on January 12. Yes Media
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
3481 Jan 13 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.931506 7.431720 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. Yes Media
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
3491 Jan 24 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.104123 29.094035 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members were kidnapped near Nchowe village, Fizi. Their whereabouts are unknown. Yes Media
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
3794 Jan 25 2022 HT Haiti 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.583333 -72.266667 Economic Criminal Not applicable Two national male UN aid workers were abducted by unknown armed men in Tabarre 43, close to Port au Prince. The aid workers were released on February 10th. 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
3854 Feb 12 2022 YE Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 13.333333 45.383333 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Al-Qaeda (affiliated) One international and four national UN aid workers were abducted by al-Qaeda militants in Abyan, Southern Yemen. The five aid workers were released and walked free on August 11th, 2023. Yes Media
3795 Feb 18 2022 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.512778 -72.286389 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national man UN staff member was abducted by unknown armed men in Vivy Mitchell, Port au Prince. The aid worker managed to escape on February 23rd. Yes Focal Point
3499 Feb 24 2022 CM Cameroon 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.366667 14.233333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Boko Haram Five INGO staff members were kidnapped from the organisation residence in Fotokol town, Far North region. Yes Media
3803 Feb 26 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO staff was kidnapped for 24h and beaten by an unidentified armed group in Port au Prince. Yes Official Report
3516 Mar 5 2022 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 16.133333 47.233333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO international staff were kidnapped when their vehicle was ambushed near Khoshm Alain, Al Abr district. They were released on September 13, 2022. Yes Official Report
3791 Mar 12 2022 CD DR Congo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Public location -5.11477 28.6592 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Six national male UN-contracted aid workers were abducted by Mai Mai militants around 4 kilometers from Lambo Katenga-Kasongo Mukuli road, where they were conducting a project. Yes Focal Point
3522 Mar 13 2022 CD DR Congo 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site -4.044548 29.088888 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Mai Mai Militia Four male nurses and an NGO driver were kidnapped by suspected Mai Mai militia members from a health centre in Katalukulu, Fizi. There whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
3763 Mar 13 2022 CM Cameroon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 6.0771 10.3594 Unknown Unknown Unknwon One national UN-contracted truck driver was kidnapped during an ambush in Mezam. The food items were distributed to the local population by NSAGs while the driver was released the day after. Yes Focal Point
3525 Mar 15 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.683333 13.6 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid on their compound. The three aid workers were released on August 31. Yes Media
3632 Mar 16 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.095833 37.549444 Political Host state Russian Armed Forces One female paramedic aid worker was kidnapped by Russian forces in Donbas. The aid worker was released on June 17, 2022. Yes ACLED
3696 Mar 17 2022 UA Ukraine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 48.4991295 38.8755305 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces One female INGO aid worker was kidnapped by the Russian Armed Forces in Orlovskoe, Luhansk. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Media
3526 Mar 22 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.095833 37.549444 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces 11 aid truck drivers and 4 other aid workers were reportedly ambushed by Russian Armed Forces as they approached the besieged city of Mariupol, halting the aid convoy. Government reports explain the 15 aid workers were kidnapped by the invading forces and their whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Media
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
3560 Apr 6 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 46.755556 36.788889 Unknown Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces Three aid workers from a humanitarian centre in Berdiansk were kidnapped by Russian Armed Forces after an hours long blockade of the centre. Further information is unknown at this time. Yes ACLED
3549 Apr 10 2022 UA Ukraine 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.172984 37.394931 Political Host state Russian Armed Forces 9 NGO minibus drivers attempting to enter the city of Mairupol for evacuations, were reportedly kidnapped and taken by Russian Armed Forces for refusing to facilitate evacuation into Russia. Yes Media
3765 Apr 15 2022 CM Cameroon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.835660 9.883470 Economic Unknown Unknown Four national male UN-contracted personnel were abducted after returning from a food distribution by unknown armed men in Batibo, Momo division, Northwest. The personnel was released two days later, but the vehicle was kept by NSAG elements. After a high-level negotiation, the vehicle was released on May 12. Yes Focal Point
3551 Apr 17 2022 YE Yemen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 12.833333 44 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Not applicable One INGO driver was kidnapped along with his vehicle by unknown gunmen in Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah district, Al Hajar village. Yes Official Report
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
3733 May 8 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 18.512778 -72.286389 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was kidnapped in Petionville, Port au Prince by unknown perpetrators and held for 2 weeks. Yes Focal Point
3602 May 9 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 36.3755 41.1485 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One INGO aid worker was kidnapped, along with their laptops, from their office in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp by Islamic State militants. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes ACLED
3572 May 11 2022 CD DR Congo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road -1.53991 29.05381 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were kidnapped and another staff member was injured by unknown armed elements while traveling in Kimoka village (2km north of Sake). The two staff were released on the 19 of May. 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
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
3807 May 20 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 7 18 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three aid workers were kidnapped when the NGO vehicle they were traveling in was ambushed and robbed by armed perpetrators. 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
4007 Jun 7 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 18.54087649 -72.2805228 Unknown Criminal Criminal One national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Delmas, West region. A family member of the aid worker were also kidnapped (not counted). Their whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3617 Jun 12 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 36.3755 41.1485 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One Kurdistan Red Crescent staff member was kidnapped by unknown armed individuals in the Al-Hawl Refugee Camp. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes ACLED
3811 Jun 16 2022 YE Yemen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 14.802222 42.951111 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two INGO aid workers were kidnapped by armed individuals in a vehicle ambush in the Al Hodeidah governorate. Yes Official Report
3586 Jun 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 12.838533 13.552319 Political Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. Yes Media
3612 Jun 22 2022 CF Central African Republic 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 5.4 26.5 Economic Non-state armed group: National Unite pour la Paix en Centrafique (UPC) Three INGO staff members were ambushed and kidnapped 65 km west of Obo by UPC militants. Ransom was requested and they were released the following day. Yes Official Report
3610 Jun 27 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 9.166667 36.333333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group and interrogated about the operations of the INGO. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3619 Jul 5 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5.721938 30.574941 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two NGO staff members were kidnapped in Minga payam by an unknown group. They were released on July 25, 2022. Yes Media
4010 Jul 11 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.575355 -72.230106 Economic Criminal 400 Mawozo One INGO aid worker was kidnapped by members of the 400 Mawozo while using a car in Croix des Bouquets, West. The family of the staff member were negotiating the ransom. Yes Official Report
3604 Jul 14 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Project site 5.721938 30.574941 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two male NGO staff members were kidnapped by an unknown armed group while carrying out a humanitarian assessment 240km NE of Yambio in Mundri East county. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. Yes Official Report
4011 Jul 14 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.537768212406 -72.31902631914 Economic Unknown Unkown One national iNGO aid worker was ambushed and kidnapped when going from home to work. The whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
3605 Jul 16 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.870258 36.532118 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One NGO staff member was kidnapped by an unknown armed group while travelling in East Wellega. His whereabouts is currently unknown. Yes Official Report
3613 Jul 26 2022 UA Ukraine 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Kidnapping Ambush Road 47.172984 37.394931 Political Foreign or coalition forces Russian Armed Forces 10 INGO local volunteers were kidnapped by the Russian military while evacuating civilians from Mariupol and held for one week before being released. Reports indicate they were also physically abused during detention. Yes Media
4012 Jul 26 2022 HT Haiti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.565074824968153 -72.28863078482611 Economic Criminal Criminal Two INGO aid workers were ambushed by around five armed men on their way to Port au Prince airport. One of the aid workers was released on August 8, and the other on August 11 after ransoms were paid. Yes Official Report
3815 Jul 27 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Unknown Criminal Not applicable An INGO driver was kidnapped by criminals while he had stopped on the side of the road to take a call in West department. Yes Official Report
3645 Jul 30 2022 MM Myanmar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 25.612778 96.311389 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Kachin Independence Army One male Red Cross staff member was reportedly kidnapped by a vehicle with the Kachin Independence Army logo on it in Hpakan town. His whereabouts are unknown. Pending Media
3698 Aug 3 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 13.610953 13.610953 Unknown Non-state armed group: Regional Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) One INGO health worker was kidnapped by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Abadam LGA. On the 31st of December 2022, the aid worker and three other captives escaped during fighting between ISWA and Boko Haram militants. Yes Media
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
3628 Aug 18 2022 SS South Sudan 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Individual attack Unknown 8.506231 30.162836 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Kitgwang Militia Five humanitarian health workers were reportedly detained for more than 24 hours by a Kitgwang armed faction in Ngony, Koch. The exact release information is unknown at this time. Yes Official Report
4014 Aug 18 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 5.099437 8.015486 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was abducted by unknown actors in Mbiakong village, Uruan, Akwa Ibom state. The aid worker was released on August 30. Yes Official Report
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
3701 Aug 27 2022 SY Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 36.369317 37.521952 Unknown Police or paramilitary Armed Opposition One national NGO volunteer was arrested by members of the Military Police, which is affiliated with the Syrian National Army’s Chiefs of Staff, at his place of work at the NGO center in Al-Bab city center, Aleppo governorate. His whereabouts remain unknown. Yes Official Report
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
4016 Sep 10 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Office/compound 12.167638 6.675481 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was abducted and tortured by unknown actors when entering the compound he lives in in Gusau,  Zamfara state. The perpetrators asked for a ransom to liberate the aid worker. Yes Official Report
3756 Oct 6 2022 HT Haiti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Road 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national INGO aid worker was kidnapped by unknown men in Port au Prince. The kidnappers have contacted the family to ask for money to release the aid worker. Yes Focal Point
3818 Oct 9 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Unknown 7.989062 39.38118 Unknown Two INGO staff were kidnapped by unknown actors in Oromia. Their whereabouts are currently unknown. 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
3649 Oct 18 2022 CD DR Congo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road -4.297664 28.956380 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two INGO staff members were reportedly ambushed and kidnapped by unknown armed men outside of Lukongo village on the Baraka-Fizi axis. Their whereabouts is unknown. Yes Official Report
4022 Oct 23 2022 NG Nigeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 6.699305 7.515628 Unknown Unknown One INGO aid worker was kidnapped along with the family in Enugu State by unknown actors. The family was released the next day, while the aid worker was released on November 7th. Yes Official Report
3793 Oct 28 2022 HT Haiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Public location 18.533333 -72.333333 Economic Criminal Not applicable One national male UN aid worker was abducted by unknown armed men in Port au Prince. The aid worker was released on the 9th of November. Yes Focal Point
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
3772 Nov 18 2022 ET Ethiopia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 9.5 35.5 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) Eight national UN drivers were kidnapped during a carjacking of a convoy of 24 trucks near Nedjo town, West Wellega. The eight drivers and the trucks were released one day later without the cargo. Four other trucks were looted. 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
3819 Dec 1 2022 ET Ethiopia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 11.6608 37.9578 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO international staff member was abducted by unknown actors in Amhara. Yes Official Report
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
3773 Dec 13 2022 CM Cameroon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 5.835689 9.928176 Unknown Non-state armed group: Subnational Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) Two national UN partner aid workers were kidnapped by the Ambazonian Defense Forces (ADF) during a food distribution in Guzan, Momo. The NSAG men alleged that the Partner staff had failed to follow through on their premises to do food distribution in Ashong FDP. The aid workers were released three days after. Yes Focal Point
Total 35 77 0 0 72 5 0 1 178 179 0 0 11 11 190 80 4 105