Africa Overview: April 2026
The war in Sudan spilled over into Chad, and Maiduguri in Nigeria faced simultaneous attacks from Boko Haram and ISWAP.
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Peter Bofin
Senior Analyst, Southeast Africa
Peter Bofin is a Southeast Africa Senior Analyst at ACLED, focusing on the Cabo Ligado conflict observatory for northern Mozambique. In this capacity, he is responsible for managing production of the projects biweekly updates, and monthly reports, leading collaboration with partners, and engaging key stakeholders in Mozambique and elsewhere.
He has worked with governments, private sector, civil society, and media to better understand East African politics and institutions. Since 2017, he has led research projects, and written and presented extensively on conflict in East Africa. He has also worked on petroleum sector governance; civil society space; and political economy, to inform planning in natural resource management, civil society support, and investment.
Spoken languages: English and Kiswahili Timezone: GMT
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Peter Bofin on threats to Mozambique’s fragile LNG investments
ACLED’s Southeast Africa Senior Analyst, Peter Bofin, comments on how the Iran war could deepen Mozambique’s economic vulnerability
Africa Overview: March 2026
The Congolese military targets M23 areas around the lucrative Rubaya mine, JNIM defections spark a crackdown across the central Sahel, and the RSF moves into North Darfur.
Ransom, gold, and spoils of war: Islamic State Mozambique's new cash flow
Data show that Islamic State Mozambique has shifted focus to developing new revenue sources including ransom and extortion, weapons seizures, and activity around mining sites — but it isn’t clear why.
Africa Overview: January 2026
The US launched missiles in Sokoto, Nigeria, the RSF gained control of more territory in West Kordofan, and the M23 seized control of Uvira in the DRC.
Africa Overview: September 2025
JNIM overran the Farabougou army base in Mali after a five-year siege, Boko Haram escalated attacks on the Cameroon-Nigeria border, and targeted violence in Darfur drove an increase in civilian deaths in August.
Q&A | The Islamic State’s pivot to Africa
In this Q&A, ACLED’s experts discuss how Islamic State affiliates operate in Somalia, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, the Great Lakes region, and northern Mozambique, and how authorities are responding to this growing threat.
Rwanda in Mozambique: Limits to civilian protection
The report examines the impact of Rwanda's military presence in Mozambique, focusing on allegations of delayed response to insurgent attacks and its implications.
Past events
Webinar | Ransom, gold, and spoils of war: Islamic State Mozambique's new cash flow
Watch the in-depth conversation examining new income sources funding Islamic State Mozambique operations across northern Mozambique.
ACLED Webinar | Tackling the Islamic State threat in Africa: State responses and the road ahead
Watch ACLED analysts on Somalia, the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, the Great Lakes region, and northern Mozambique, for another in-depth analysis of IS’s pivot to Africa and the evolving nature of African regional security.
Webinar | The Islamic State’s pivot to Africa
The Islamic State is increasingly pivoting its operations toward Africa. Watch the recorded webinar for a deep dive with our experts as they examined IS’s expanding strongholds, providing insights into the actions of the group in five African regions.
Webinar | Rwanda in Mozambique: Limits to civilian protection
Watch the recorded webinar held on Thursday, 24 April by the Cabo Ligado Conflict Observatory team examining the impacts of this shift in posture toward civilians in Cabo Delgado.
