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Mali – March 2017 Update

Africa, Analysis, Fulani, Islamist ViolenceBy Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd 11 April 2017

In terms of number of events, March 2017 was the most violent month in Mali since early 2013, when France began Operation Serval against Islamist rebel groups in the north of the country.… Details

The Links between Food Crises and Violence in East, South and West Africa: An ACLED briefing note

Africa, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Famine, Violence Against CiviliansBy Clionadh Raleigh 23 March 2017

The 2017 Food crisis during 2017 will directly affect 70 million people across 45 countries[1]. Emergency conditions began to appear in 2016, and the crisis appeared to strike East Africa and the Sahel particularly badly.… Details

South Sudan – February 2017 Update

Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Unidentified Armed Groups, Violence Against CiviliansBy Margaux Pinaud 10 March 2017

Higher levels of violence have rocked South Sudan since July 2016, when battles re-erupted between the government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army – In Opposition (SPLA-IO) in the capital Juba.… Details

South Africa – February 2017 Update

Africa, Analysis, Education, Rioting And ProtestsBy Roudabeh Kishi 10 March 2017

Riots and protests continue to comprise the majority of events in South Africa. Last week saw some of the highest rates of demonstrations reported thus far in 2017 – well above the average number seen in other weeks (see Figure 1).… Details

Ivory Coast – February 2017 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd 10 March 2017

Ivory Coast witnessed a dramatic decrease in political conflict in February due to the apparent resolution of two mutinies which destabilised the country in January. The mutinies represent the biggest episode of political instability since the 2011 political crisis and exposed deep weaknesses in a country that has been lauded as a model of post-conflict reconstruction.… Details

Insecurity in the Liptako-Gourma Region

Africa, AQIM, Boko Haram, Remote Violence, Violence Against CiviliansBy Matt Fleugel-Carew 10 March 2017

On 24 January, the leaders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in Niamey under the auspices of the Liptako-Gourma Authority (LGA). The goal of this sub-regional organization is to allow these three countries to coordinate the development of the Liptako-Gourma region (Sahel Standard, 24 January 2017), which includes, in whole or in part, nineteen provinces of Burkina Faso, four administrative regions of Mali, and two departments and an urban community in Niger.… Details

Egypt – February 2017 Update

Africa, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Islamic State, Islamist Violence, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy James Moody 10 March 2017

February saw a shift in the strategy of the Sinai Province militant group as attacks on Coptic Christian civilians and a resumption of aggression towards Israel replaced attacks against police officers and roadside bombings that had occurred since 2013.… Details

Guinea – February 2017 Update

Africa, Education, Rioting And ProtestsBy Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd 10 March 2017

In February, Guinea witnessed the highest levels of political violence and protest since the presidential elections in October 2015 (see Figure 1). Over the past month, Guinea suffered a nationwide strike which spiralled into violence leaving eight people dead, infrastructure destroyed and left the capital city, Conakry, paralysed.… Details

Using the ACLED Actor Dyad File to Understand the South Sudan Civil War

Africa, Analysis, Data ManagementBy Roudabeh Kishi 26 February 2017

ACLED codes events ‘atomically’ meaning that an event (ACLED has 9 types of events) occurs on a specific day in a specific location involving specific actors. If a battle extends for more than one day, each day the battle is reported to have occurred is coded separately.… Details

Review of Violence in South and Southeast Asia in 2016

Asia, Current Hotspots, Jammu & Kashmir, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Hillary Tanoff 7 February 2017

In February 2017, ACLED released the second annual dataset of South and Southeast Asia political violence and protest data. This set covers events in 2016 across ten South and Southeast Asian states.… Details