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Boko Haram Activity Since the Nigerian Government’s Announcement of the Ceasefire
12 November 2014
On the 17th of October, Hassan Tukur, a senior aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, announced that the Nigerian government had agreed a ceasefire with Boko Haram and secured the release of the 219 girls kidnapped from Chibok earlier this year (Al Jazeera, 18 October). Doubts were immediately cast on the validity of the government’s claim.…
Read MoreIntra-Tuareg Militant Violence and Islamist Insurgency – The Overlapping Crises of the Conflict in Mali
7 November 2014
Following the short but deadly burst of fighting in May, Mali has generally seen a decreasing trend in overall events over the past few months (which follows a broader trend in decreasing violence since this time last year), with a spike in fatalities during July (see Figure 1). However, although the number of violent events…
- Africa
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Islamic State
- Islamist Violence
- Rioting And Protests
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
The Escalation of Political Violence in Libya
6 November 2014
Since June 2014, Libya has been the fourth most volatile country in the ACLED African dataset with 534 reported conflict events. Political violence continued to escalate throughout the month of October (see Figure 1)with September recording the highest fatalities – and over double those reported since the beginning of the renewed post-civil war violence. Compared…
- Africa
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Focus On Militias
- Pro-Government Militias
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Election-Related Conflict in Mozambique
6 November 2014
Mozambique continues to see riots and protests surrounding its elections on October 15 last month. In November 2013, Mozambique saw a marked increase in election-related riots and protests in association with its local elections involving the ruling Frente de Libertacao de Mocambique (FRELIMO) party (who have held a monopoly on ruling power since independence from…
Read MoreRebel Groups of the DRC and Attacks on Civilians
6 November 2014
When looking at violence against civilians in DR-Congo from 2009-2014, rebel groups have been responsible for the majority of fatalities in these violent events (Figure 1). ACLED regards ‘rebels’ as armed agents in opposition to the established government with aims to overthrow the regime, or establish a separate state; in short, these groups have national…
- Africa
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Current Hotspots
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- LRA
- Rioting And Protests
- Violence Against Civilians
Continued Conflict and Violence in South Sudan
22 October 2014
With peace talks between president Salva Kiir and SPLA/M-In Opposition leader and former vice-president Riek Machar on hiatus, conflict in South Sudan continues. Since the ceasefire agreement between the two in May, the number of conflict events involving the government and the SPLA/M-IO has not significantly decreased. Though in recent months, the frequency of conflict…
- Africa
- Analysis
- Civilians At Risk
- Ethnic Militias
- Focus On Militias
- Human Rights
- Unidentified Armed Groups
- Violence Against Civilians
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