Africa
Kenya: Women and Lawyers Demonstrate Nationwide – February 2024
23 February 2024
Situation Update | February 2024 Kenya: Women and Lawyers Demonstrate Nationwide 23 February 2024 < Back to Kenya Hub Kenya at a Glance: 13 January-16 February 2024 VITAL TRENDS From…
Read MoreFebruary 2024 | Sudan: The SAF Breaks the Siege
16 February 2024
Ten months into the conflict between the SAF and the RSF, the war in Sudan has taken a new turn.
Read MoreJanuary 2024 | The Complexities of the Somaliland-Ethiopia Sea Access Deal
26 January 2024
Political tensions are high in the Horn of Africa following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland, which provides sea access to landlocked Ethiopia in exchange for the recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland as a sovereign state.
Read MoreKenya: Al-Shabaab, Pastoralist Militias, and the M23 – January 2024
19 January 2024
In Kenya, low-scale violence continued to sweep across several counties, amid reports of continued activity by al-Shabaab in the regions bordering Somalia and sporadic violence by armed pastoralists.
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2024 | Sudan: Setting the Stage for a Long War
17 January 2024
Conflict Watchlist 2024 Sudan: Setting the Stage for a Long War Posted: 17 January 2024 View the Sudan: Mid-year metrics 2024 infographic In April 2023, war broke out in the capital…
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2024 | The Sahel: A Deadly New Era in the Decades-long Conflict
17 January 2024
The military juntas that rule Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are likely to continue to shape the region’s security policies in 2024. Their rise across the Sahel ushered in a new era, leading to the withdrawal of French troops, the termination of the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Mali, and the entrenchment of Russian mercenaries.
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