Democracy Delayed: Parliamentary Elections and Insecurity in Mali
This month, Malians will go to the polls to vote in delayed parliamentary elections: voting…
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Hilary Matfess is a former Research Analyst with ACLED. She received a BA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University and an MA in African Studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She is the author of Women and the War on Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses.
‘Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal’: Political Violence Targeting Women
In partnership with the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at…
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Backsliding: Demonstration Activity in Post-Bashir Sudan
ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess reviews demonstration events in Sudan after the ousting of President…
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No Home Field Advantage: The Expansion of Boko Haram’s Activity Outside of Nigeria in 2019
Since emerging in Borno State in North East Nigeria in 2009, the vast majority of…
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The First Step on a Long Road: Public Demonstrations and Political Reform in Sudan
The ouster of Omar al-Bashir as President of Sudan following weeks of public demonstrations has…
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Understanding the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Central Africa
ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess charts the recent surge in ADF activity on the heels…
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From the Streets to the Elites: Demonstrations in a Post-Bouteflika Algeria
The wave of protests in Algeria which emerged in mid–February 2018 in response to Bouteflika’s…
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Abductions and Spreading Violence in the Ambazonian Separatist Conflict
ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess investigates increasing abductions in Cameroon as violence expands beyond the…
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Suicide Bombings against Civilians and Government Targets in Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Asia
Since the first suicide bombing recorded by ACLED in 2002, there have been more than…
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