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Sahel 2021: Communal Wars, Broken Ceasefires, and Shifting Frontlines
17 June 2021
In 2021, the Sahel crisis entered its tenth year. Despite the transnational nature of the crisis, each country has experienced different patterns of violence and transformations in the midst of…
Read MoreLaws of Attraction: Northern Benin and Risk of Violent Extremist Spillover
10 June 2021
This joint report by ACLED and Clingendael – the Netherlands Institute of International Relations analyzes new data on political violence in Benin and assesses the risk of violent extremist spillover from the Sahel.
Read MoreMapping Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis: Players, Targets, and Trends
20 May 2021
Abduction/forced disappearance events more than doubled in Nigeria last year. ACLED Nigeria Senior Researcher Dr. Olajumoke Ayandele and Research Analyst Curtis Goos unpack the data on the country’s kidnapping crisis,…
Read MoreA Turbulent Run-up to Elections in Somalia
7 April 2021
Somalia’s parliamentary and presidential elections are set to take place amidst a general climate of political tensions and violence. A constitutional crisis stoked by months of political deadlock between President…
Read MoreLessons From the #EndSARS Movement in Nigeria
9 February 2021
On 3 October 2020, in Nigeria, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) allegedly shot a young man at Wetland Hotel in Ughelli, injuring him. This incident was filmed and…
Read MoreRed Lines: Upheaval and Containment in the Horn of Africa
21 January 2021
This is the final part in a series of three analysis features covering unrest in Sudan, situating current upheaval in the context of the Horn of Africa, and extending the scope of analysis to encompass conflict in Ethiopia and the region.
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