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Chad — April 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Boko Haram, Civilians At Risk, Elections, Political Stability, Violence Against CiviliansBy Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd 8 April 2016

Chad witnessed an increase in domestic protest in early 2016. This spike in political unrest represents a distinct departure in what has been a consistently low activity country from 2010 onwards (see Figure 1).… Details

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 20 March 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Focus On Militias, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 28 March 2016

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 20 March 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here.… Details

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 13 March 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 21 March 2016

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 13 March 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced information from the 2015Burundi Project.… Details

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 6 March 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Local-Level Violence, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy ACLED 12 March 2016

A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 6 March 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced information from the 2015Burundi Project.… Details

Uganda — March 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Elections, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Andrea Carboni 4 March 2016

The results of the presidential elections in Uganda came with no surprise, as incumbent Yoweri Museveni secured his fifth victory with more than 60% of the votes. The candidate of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Kizza Besigye, came second with 35%, while former prime minister Amama Mbabazi garnered less than 2%.… Details

Tunisia — March 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Focus On Militias, Islamic State, Islamist Violence, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Andrea Carboni 4 March 2016

The first two months of 2016 saw an unprecedented spike in protest activity in Tunisia. The number of riots and protests recorded by ACLED in January has been the highest since the 2011 uprisings, while mobilisation continued at slightly diminished levels in February.… Details

South Sudan — March 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Political Stability, United Nations, Violence Against CiviliansBy Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd 4 March 2016

Progress was made in the South Sudan peace process. Riek Machar, leader of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army – In Opposition (SPLA-IO), returned to government as the First Vice-President on 11 February (Africa Confidential, 19 February 2016).… Details

Namibia — March 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Inequality, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy Janet McKnight 4 March 2016

Over the past six months, Namibia has seen an above average number of riots and protests. The relatively peaceful country generally sees a combined average of 6.5 riots and protests per month (just over 4.5 protests and 2 riots per month).… Details

Libya — March 2016 Update

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Local-Level Violence, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against CiviliansBy James Moody 4 March 2016

Levels of riots, protests and political violence in February remained relatively stable compared to the previous 6 months in Libya, with 71 riots, protests and politically-violent events recorded from 1 – 27 February (the 6-month average is just over 73 events per month).… Details

Conflict Resilient Investment

Africa, Analysis, Ethnic Militias, FDI, Government Repression, Political StabilityBy Roudabeh Kishi 4 March 2016

Rates of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa have been increasing (United Nations, 2015). When selecting a location, investors place significant weight on stability – an optimal environment is where stability is high and risk is minimal (African Development Bank, 2012).… Details