There were important developments in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, the DRC and Somalia on the week of May 20th.
In Burkina Faso, the state forces likely thwarted another major attack by Islamist militants in the capital, Ouagadougou.…
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Levels of political violence decreased and the numbers of demonstrations decreased or remained the same in all South and Southeast Asian countries last week compared to the previous week.
In Afghanistan, fierce clashes erupted in Ghazni province with Taliban forces closing in on the provincial capital.…
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Violence between state forces and militant groups increased last week in both Turkey and Iraq, some of which can be attributed to the month of Ramadan. In Iran, wide-scale economic protests continued, mostly led by labour groups.…
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The killing of a student in Saint-Louis by the Senegalese police on 15 May triggered nation-wide protests against the security forces and the government. The student was killed during a demonstration protesting the government’s failure to pay student grants, the latest in a series of education-related strikes and protests this year.…
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This year, the number of riots and protests in Sudan has increased significantly. In January 2018, the country witnessed a high peak of 42 demonstrations. The period from February to April was calmer, but the public demonstrations have increased again in May and continue this week (see Figure 1).…
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Al Shabaab’s Gedo State forces have resumed forays into Kenya over the last two weeks. This development is particularly notable, as kinetic activity by the group has been dormant in Kenya since early March.…
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On May 10, 2018, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the Golan Heights (10 May 2018, NYTimes). This occurred shortly after US President Trump pulled out of the Iranian nuclear agreement.…
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The Great Return March demonstrations (see here for more on this topic) officially began on 30 March 2018 (Land Day) and ended on 15 May 2018 (Nakba Day). These events were meant to reaffirm the right of return of Palestinians in the face of the US decision to move their embassy to Jerusalem, which is seen by Palestinians as the capital of their future state.…
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On April 16 of last year, the people of Turkey voted in favor of a constitutional referendum approving a series of amendments which significantly expanded the powers of the presidency, held by Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.…
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Since May 1, domestic Indonesian Islamist groups that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) launched several attacks — the first violent acts perpetrated by an IS-affiliated group since the January 2016 attacks in central Jakarta.…
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