Ariane Dinalli Francisco is the East and Southern Africa Assistant Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since December 2019. She was originally hired as a South America researcher for the Latam desk. Ariane holds a MA in Democratic Governance and Civil Society from the Osnabruck University, Germany, and a BA in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ariane has vast research experience, and her work focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to organized crime, security, and peace and conflict studies.
Analysis of ACLED data for May on political violence and protest trends across Africa, highlighting…
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Last week in Africa, Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) continued offensives in Mali…
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Last week in Africa, Islamist militants continued their expansion into coastal western African countries, with…
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Last week in Africa, multiple acts of election-related violence occurred in Nigeria. In the Sahel,…
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Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by…
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