Regional Overview: Africa
23-29 July 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali; sporadic confrontations broke out in Libya between armed groups loyal to rival governments; civil unrest left many killed and injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and Al Shabaab killed political leaders in Somalia.  …

Regional Overview: Africa
16-22 July 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali; deadly clashes erupted in Libya; communal violence continued in the Blue Nile state of Sudan; a county commissioner was killed in an attack in South Sudan; and political leaders survived targeted attacks in Somalia.  …

Regional Overview: Africa
9-15 July 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso and Mali; political tension arose between the Ivory Coast and Mali following the arrest of alleged Ivorian mercenaries by the Malian authorities; a clash among security forces during a landing clearance left many dead in Somalia; and communal violence broke out in Blue Nile state of Sudan.  …

Regional Overview: Africa
2-8 July 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, levels of violence remained high in the Sahel region as Islamist militants continued offensives in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger and attacked a prison in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria; scores of people were killed in South Sudan following a cattle raid; and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced hundreds to flee.…

Regional Overview: Africa
18-24 June 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week, an airstrike in Burkina Faso struck an artisanal mining site leaving numerous civilian fatalities; militia-related violence increased in Kaduna state of Nigeria; Sudan accused Ethiopian military forces of killing Sudanese soldiers; and the March 23 Movement increased offensives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…

Regional Overview: Africa
11-17 June 2022

Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, ACLED recorded one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso; gunmen kidnapped Christian civilians in Nigeria; Al Shabaab militants clashed with security forces and a clan militia in Somalia; and M23 took control of several locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…