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.
The Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces…
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The swearing in of Abiy Ahmed as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister on April 2, 2018 has…
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Violence associated with Fulani militias is on the decline since reaching a peak in January…
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With elections looming in October, we consider the trajectory of the current conflict in Anglophone…
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This infographic, by ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess, features Boko Haram’s deadly persistence from January…
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This infographic, by ACLED Research Director Roudabeh Kishi, and Research Analyst Hilary Matfess, features the…
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In the final days of August in Libya, fierce fighting erupted in Tripoli between the…
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