Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Last week in Africa, a coup d’état toppled President Alpha Condé in Guinea; the ruling Islamist party lost parliamentary elections in Morocco; the most lethal attack against civilians in more than a year was reported in the Central African Republic; pro-democracy demonstrations flared up in eSwatini; and protesters blocked oil exports at several ports in Libya.…
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Over the past month, demonstration levels have remained relatively consistent compared to the month prior, though the motivations behind demonstrations have significantly changed. The number of demonstration events in August that focused on the COVID-19 pandemic was more than four times the number reported in July.…
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Last month in Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, demonstration activity decreased overall. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan resulted in an influx of refugees and some military interactions in Uzbekistan, while demonstrations in solidarity with the Afghan people were staged across many countries.…
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Last month in East and Southeast Asia, the military regime in Myanmar announced the formation of a new caretaker government led by the regime chair in his new self-appointed position as prime minister.…
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Last month in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence against civilians remained high. In Haiti, rising gang violence hampered humanitarian efforts to assist the victims of the 14 August earthquake.…
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During the last five weeks in the Middle East, political violence decreased significantly in Al Bayda governorate in Yemen, while clashes between Houthi and pro-Hadi forces picked up last week in Marib governorate.…
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Last month in South Asia, the Taliban took control of Kabul and emerged as the new de facto government of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, violence persisted in the country during the evacuation of international staff and Afghan nationals, while both civilian and armed resistance also formed against the group.…
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Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
In August 2021, an Islamist militant attack left over a hundred people dead in Burkina Faso in one of the most lethal incidents in the central Sahel region so far this year; curfews and restrictions on movement and commerce were declared in Nigeria to tackle increasing violence in the country; intercommunal violence escalated in several countries, including Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, and South Sudan; military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia regained territory from the rebel groups; and an opposition leader was elected and sworn in as the president of Zambia.…
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Last month in South America, tensions increased along the Colombian-Venezuelan border as rival armed groups broke a years-long truce; fighting between state forces and armed groups continued elsewhere in Colombia. Meanwhile, anti-government demonstrations were reported across several countries in South America.…
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Co-written by ACLED Senior Researcher Héni Nsaibia, this The New Humanitarian investigation draws on ACLED data to track extrajudicial killings in Mali. In 2020, Malian security forces were linked to more civilian fatalities than the jihadists groups they are meant to be combating.
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