Africa
Ethiopia: Protests Shift From Oromia to Somali Province
5 May 2018
The week beginning 22 April saw a significant increase in riots and protests in Ethiopia (see Figure 1). Unlike riots and protests in recent months, which have mostly been centered…
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Ambazonian Separatists in Cameroon
4 May 2018
There has been a change in the tactics employed by the Ambazonian Separatists in northwest and southwest Cameroon. Whereas the militants previously targeted security forces and state officials, they are…
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Regional Overview – Africa 30 April 2018
1 May 2018
Key trends in Africa on the week of April 22nd include the growing Ambazonian insurgency in Cameroon, the continued use of pro-government militias to counter rebellion in Sudan’s Darfur, and…
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Zimbabwe Protest Activity Rising
29 April 2018
On 17 April, the Zimbabwean government drew international attention and outrage when it responded to a nurses’ strike by firing a third of the public health sector nurses (VOA, 24…
Read MoreBurundi: Violence in the Run-Up to the Constitutional Referendum
27 April 2018
The first two weeks of April witnessed a sharp increase in the number of violent events in Burundi, as the country prepares to vote in the constitutional referendum on 17…
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- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
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- Pro-Government Militias
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Vigilante Militias
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Regional Overview – Africa 23 April 2018
24 April 2018
Key developments in Africa from April 16th-23rd relate to the insurgencies in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the inter-ethnic violence in southern Ethiopia, the unabated…
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- Current Hotspots
- Remote Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians