January 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 MoreYemen Situation Update: December 2023
19 January 2024
Yemen Conflict Observatory Monthly Report Yemen Situation Update: December 2023 YCO Home Actor Profiles Houthis Internationally Recognized Government Saudi-led Coalition Resistance Forces Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Islamic State in Yemen…
Read MoreUpdate: US and UK Strikes on Yemen Escalate Tensions
12 January 2024
On 12 January, United States and United Kingdom air forces claimed to have carried out strikes on over 60 Houthi targets at 16 locations in Yemen. The operation was supported…
Read MoreJanuary 2024 | The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Gains Ground in Sudan
12 January 2024
Situation Update | January 2024 Sudan: The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Gains Ground in Sudan 12 January 2024 < Back to Sudan Hub VITAL TRENDS Since fighting first broke out…
Read MoreClimate finance and conflict: adaptation amid instability | Lancet Planetary Health
9 January 2024
ACLED External Climate finance and conflict: adaptation amid instability | Lancet Planetary Health Source: The Lancet Planetary Health | 9 January 2024 Climate change and conflict are co-occurring, but not…
Read MoreQ&A: Why Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Ships in the Red Sea?
5 January 2024
Q&A with Luca Nevola ACLED Middle East Regional Specialist Attacks by Yemen’s dominant Houthi forces on international shipping passing through the Red Sea have multiplied in number and severity since…
Read MoreThe Violent Politics of Bangladesh’s 2024 Elections
4 January 2024
Violence has already been on the rise in the months leading up to Bangladesh’s 7 January elections, in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will seek re-election for the fourth consecutive term.
Read MoreKenya Situation Update: December 2023 | Examining Local Community Agreements as Alternative Routes to Peace
15 December 2023
Situation Update | December 2023 Kenya: Examining Local Community Agreements as Alternative Routes to Peace 15 December 2023 < Back to Kenya Hub VITAL TRENDS From 11 November to 8…
Read MoreThe Resurgence of Armed Groups in the West Bank and Their Connections to Gaza
14 December 2023
This study examines the activity of Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank in the year before the outbreak of the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
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