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.
More than 50 people were reportedly killed by a car bomb detonated on November 9th…
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On October 7th, Cameroon held a presidential election that resulted in the re-election of President…
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In this infographic, ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess tracks trends in organized violence across two…
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The North Kivu province is the site of a disproportionate share of the violent events…
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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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