Counter-Insurgency and Violence Against Civilians in Eastern Congo
Since the beginning of 2015, numerous offensives have been launched by the Armed Forces of…
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Protest, Service Delivery and Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
Conflict levels fell dramatically in May 2015 after South Africa suffered a wave of xenophobic…
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The Targeting of Children in Conflict Zones, Part 2: Increased Lethality and Contexts
Children in conflict zones are subject to high rates of violence (killing, or severely harming),…
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Rape as a Weapon of Political Violence, Part 1: Trends Across Africa
Sexual violence as a weapon of political conflict is a serious, present-day atrocity affecting millions…
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Conflict and Inequality
The growing role of inequality has been at the forefront of many development agendas recently…
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Algeria – Political Competition and Stability
The Arab Democracy Index IV, published in November 2014, documented that “there has been a…
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Continued Conflict and Violence in South Sudan
With peace talks between president Salva Kiir and SPLA/M-In Opposition leader and former vice-president Riek…
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The trend of increasing violence against humanitarian workers
Violence against humanitarian workers reached a record high in 2013: according to the United Nations,…
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A comparison of violence against civilians between US-backed African regimes and Africa’s ‘pariah states’
The three day US Africa Leaders Summit, which ended last week, has faced criticism for leaving…
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