Africa Overview: July 2026
The extension of the Somali president’s term triggered fighting in Mogadishu, and jihadist violence in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria escalated.
Africa
ACLED’s latest data and analysis on countries in Africa.
Has conflict resumed between the Ethiopian federal government and the TPLF?
Dr Jalale Getachew Birru, East Africa Senior Analyst at ACLED, comments on renewed TDF-government clashes and shifting alliances across Ethiopia
Increasing drone attacks on Zawiya risk triggering an oil shutdown and wider conflict in western Libya
Repeated drone strikes and rising militia rivalries in Zawiya pose a strategic threat to Libya’s key oil infrastructure.
Why are al-Shabaab attacks rising in north eastern Kenya?
ACLED’s Kenya and Somalia Researchers’ comment on the recent surge in al-Shabaab attacks in north-eastern Kenya and Lamu county by extension.
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Mozambique Conflict Monitor
The Mozambique Conflict Monitor — formerly known as Cabo Ligado — tracks political violence and disorder in Mozambique, with a particular focus on the north of the country.
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