Overview of African Political Violence & Protest Trends, 1997-2017

Posted: 12 March 2018| Region: Africa | Category: Africa

Authors: Melissa Pavlik; Roudabeh Kishi

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Interactive Viz – Graph 3 – African Political Violence & Protest Trends 1997 -2017

This interactive visual displays maps and charts featuring an overview of African political violence and protest trends from 1997 – 2017. Apply or remove filters by country and event type to broaden or limit your assessment of the data.

Overview of African Political Violence & Protest Trends, 1997-2017

Melissa Pavlik

Melissa Pavlik is a former ACLED Research Consultant. Melissa focused on overarching trends of armed conflict across and within ACLED’s regions of study. She has degrees in Statistics and Political Science from the University of Chicago, and in War Studies from King’s College London. Her research focus includes violent non-state actors, conflict mapping, and American foreign policy.

Roudabeh Kishi

Roudabeh Kishi previously served as the Director of Research & Innovation at ACLED. She oversaw research at the organization, including data collection via the regional research desks, methodology team, and management of research partnerships; data science and analysis; and communications. Dr. Kishi holds a PhD in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland. She has worked as a consultant for numerous organizations around political violence, peace and conflict, development, gender, and quantitative data methods.

Categories: Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Focus On Militias, Interactive Visuals, Political Stability, Pro-Government Militias, Rioting And Protests, Unidentified Armed Groups, Vigilante Militias, Violence Against Civilians12 March 2018

Regions: Africa

Tags: Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea eSwatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Republic of Congo Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Overview of African Political Violence & Protest Trends, 1997-2017

Melissa Pavlik

Roudabeh Kishi

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