Niger

At the Fifth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in November 2024, Niger was granted a five-year extension until the end of 2029 to clear Madama military base, in Bilma department of Agadez region (bordering Libya), where there is legacy contamination from conventional anti-personnel (AP) mines. Niger has yet to submit an Article 7 report in 2025, but its statement at the Intersessional Meetings in June 2025 suggested that no progress was made in 2024.

The July 2023 military coup reshaped Niger’s regional and international alliances, and many donors have since suspended their support to the national authorities, casting doubt on the limited prospects for mine clearance. The security situation remained highly volatile in 2024, with armed groups using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against the national defence and security forces, and causing numerous civilian casualties, although the exact number is unknown in the absence of a functioning system of data collection. Some of the IEDs are AP mines of an improvised nature that fall within the scope of the APMBC, which Niger also needs to clear.

• Niger should make every effort to resume survey and clearance at its remaining mined area in Agadez region, the release of which has been pending for five years.

• Niger should assess and map hazardous areas contaminated with improvised mines in its conflict-affected regions of Tillabéri (bordering Burkina Faso and Mali) and Diffa (bordering Chad and Nigeria), and plan clearance accordingly.

• Niger should put in place monitoring capacity and a database to support systematic collection of data and reporting on explosive ordnance incidents and victims.

• Niger should clarify its resource mobilisation strategy and its proposed engagement with international donors and international organisations.

Click here to download the "Clearing the Mines 2025" report for Niger.