source: Whatsapp; Facebook; Reuters
actor1: JNIM: Group for Support of Islam and Muslims and/or Islamic State (West Africa) - Greater Sahara Faction
actor2: Civilians (Niger)
location: Bouloundjounga
notes: On 23 October 2020, a vehicle of a mining company struck an IED on the road between Bouloundjounga and the Samira Hill Goldmine (Gotheye, Tillaberi). Two mining company employees were killed. The device was likely planted by JNIM or ISGS militants.