Peter Bofin is a Southeast Africa Regional Expert 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
Peter Bofin comments on how chronic water shortages and rising living costs have fuelled violent protests across Mauritius, exposing deeper frustrations over inequality and economic pressures.
ACLED’s Southeast Africa Analyst Peter Bofin comments on the role of Africa Corps in supporting Madagascar’s post-coup government.
ACLED's Senior Analyst for Southeast Africa, Peter Bofin, comments on Islamic State Mozambique’s incursion into Niassa, its objectives, and the group’s continued ability to manoeuvre across rural areas.
Short Description: ACLED’s Peter Bofin comments on the US State Department warning against travel to northern Mozambique masks some success in counterinsurgency.
Peter Bofin, Southeast Africa Senior Analyst at ACLED, comments on the latest UN Secretary General’s report on the threat posed by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda
Within an emerging enclave on the Cabo Delgado coast, insurgents are seeking to gain legitimacy among local communities.
The ADF ramped up violence in Ituri amid the Ebola outbreak, and JNIM launched a deadly campaign against Dozo militias in Mali.
Islamist militants are exerting growing military strength in targeting the state forces and civilians across several regions of the continent.
Watch the in-depth conversation examining new income sources funding Islamic State Mozambique operations across northern Mozambique.
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.
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.
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.
