This is a joint series of publications by ACLED and the GI-TOC profiling non-state armed groups in West Africa and exploring the intersections between their involvement in illicit economies and the provision of governance. The series brings new material and updated analyses using the ACLED database and qualitative research, examining how armed groups survive in their political and economic environments.
Each paper will examine the evolution, structure and tactics of armed groups, as well as their transnational relationships, means of financing and governance practices.
Il s’agit d’une série de publications conjointes par ACLED et Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), dressant le profil des groupes armés non étatiques en Afrique de l’Ouest. La série explore l’intersection entre l’implication des groupes armés dans dans les économies illicites et leurs objectifs de gouvernance.
Sur la base de données ACLED et de recherche qualitative, la série apporte des analyses originales examinant comment les groupes armés survivent dans leurs environnements politiques et économiques.
Chaque rapport examine l’évolution, la structure et les tactiques des groupes armés, ainsi que leurs relations transnationales, leurs moyens de financement et leurs pratiques de gouvernance.
Reports Series
Read the full reports in English or French and watch our recorded webinars examining how armed groups survive in their political and economic environments.
ACLED’s last data updates for 2024 were released on 16 and 17 December. Data for the period of 14 December 2024 through 10 January 2025 will be released on 13 and 14 January 2025, after which regular weekly updates will resume.
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