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Archives: Africa

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Regional Overview: Africa
16-22 January 2021

Regional OverviewsBy Timothy Lay27 January 2021
Last week in Africa, the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic called for greater capacity amid a worsening security situation; countrywide clashes were reported between demonstrating youths and state forces throughout Tunisia; and large-scale intercommunal violence erupted in the South and West Darfur states of Sudan.…

Red Lines: Upheaval and Containment in the Horn of Africa

AnalysisBy Dr. Dan Watson21 January 2021
This is the final part in a series of three analysis features covering unrest in Sudan, situating current upheaval in the context of the Horn of Africa, and extending the scope of analysis to encompass conflict in Ethiopia and the region.

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Regional Overview: Africa
9-15 January 2021

Regional OverviewsBy Timothy Lay20 January 2021
Last week in Africa, rebels launched an attack on the capital of the Central African Republic; a former Ethiopian foreign minister was killed in Tigray; and the Opposition Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy fighters clashed with Djiboutian state forces for the first time in recent years.…

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Regional Overview: Africa
13 December 2020-8 January 2021

Regional OverviewsBy Timothy Lay13 January 2021
During the last four weeks in Africa, rebel groups launched major operations in the Central African Republic; intercommunal violence continued to proliferate throughout Ethiopia; and Islamic State militants carried out the deadliest attacks against a Nigerien civilian population in recent years.…

Mali: Any End to the Storm?

AnalysisBy Héni Nsaibia17 December 2020
Thus far, 2020 has been the deadliest year on record in Mali. A downward spiraling trend has been observed since 2016, following the spread of violence to central Mali amid the emergence of Katiba Macina.…

When Emerging Democracies Breed Violence: Sierra Leone 20 Years after the Civil War

Analysis, FeaturedBy Kars de Bruijne16 December 2020
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Regional Overview: Africa
6-12 December 2020

Regional OverviewsBy Timothy Lay16 December 2020
Last week in Africa, election-related violence was reported in Uganda and Ghana, as well as the Anglophone regions of Cameroon; hundreds of schoolboys were kidnapped in the northwest of Nigeria; and the dissolution of the ruling coalition prompted rioting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 7-13 December 2020

Cabo LigadoBy Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project15 December 2020
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Regional Overview: Africa
29 November-5 December 2020

Regional OverviewsBy Timothy Lay9 December 2020
Last week in Africa, Al Shabaab launched multiple attacks on state and international forces, as outgoing United States (US) President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American soldiers from Somalia; state forces clashed with Al-Qaeda militants in Algeria; and police continued to suppress opposition campaigns for the January elections in Uganda.…

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 30 November-6 December 2020

Analysis, Cabo LigadoBy Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project8 December 2020
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