source: Studio Tamani; RFI; Radio Guintan
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Mali)
actor2: Civilians (Niger)
location: Ansongo
notes: On 29 December 2021, unknown gunmen abducted a Nigerien aid worker and assaulted his guard in the town of Ansongo (Ansongo, Gao). The aid worker was released on 3 January 2022.