Regional Overview: Africa
29 May-4 June 2021
Last week in Africa, prominent national political figures survived assassination attempts in Uganda and Somalia;…
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Ladd Serwat is an Africa Senior Analyst at ACLED. Ladd has been with the organization since November 2018, originally hired as an Africa researcher. He is involved in team management, data review, and analysis, as well as project representation. Ladd holds a PhD in International Development from the University of Sussex, an MSc in African Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in International Relations from Gonzaga University. Ladd has over 10 years of experience working with different non-profit organizations and a particular research interest in land-related conflict.
Regional Overview: Africa
22-28 May 2021
Last week in Africa, outbreaks of intercommunal violence left dozens of people dead in Sudan…
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Regional Overview: Africa
8-21 May 202
During the past two weeks in Africa, dozens of civilians were killed in militant attacks…
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Regional Overview: Africa
1-7 May 2021
In Africa last week, Islamist militants launched large-scale attacks in the Central Sahel and Lake…
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Regional Overview: Africa
24-30 April 2021
Last week in Africa, ongoing insecurity prompted the enactment of a state of siege in…
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Regional Overview: Africa
17-23 April 2021
Last week in Africa, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno was killed on the battlefield by…
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Regional Overview: Africa
10-16 April 2021
Last week in Africa, Libya-based rebels launched an incursion into Chad, coinciding with presidential elections;…
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Regional Overview: Africa
3-9 April 2021
Last week in Africa, Moroccan forces killed the Polisario gendarmerie chief during an operation in…
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Regional Overview: Africa
27 March-2 April 2021
Last week in Africa, a failed coup attempt was staged in Niger; the Sudanese government…
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