Susanna Deetlefs is a Regional Desk Coordinator for Africa and North America at ACLED. Previously, she was the research manager for the Southern and East Africa research desk. She has been part of the organization since 2019 and currently oversees the Africa and North America research desks. Susanna is an alumna of Durham University, United Kingdom, where she obtained an MSc in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where she acquired an MA in Security Studies. With a career spanning over 5 years, she has directed her efforts towards specialized areas such as gendered security, peacebuilding, political violence, transnational organized crime, and research on child soldiers.
ACLED’s Regional Desk Coordinator for Africa and North America, Susanna Deetlefs, comments on the scale of anti-migrant demonstrations and violence in South Africa after 30 June.
ACLED’s Senior Africa Analyst, Ladd Serwat, and ACLED’s Regional Desk Coordinator for Africa and North America, Susanna Deetlefs, comment on the scale of anti-migrant demonstrations and violence in South Africa on 30 June.
ACLED’s Senior Africa Analyst, Ladd Serwat, and ACLED’s Regional Desk Coordinator for Africa and North America, Susanna Deetlefs, comment on the scale of anti-migrant demonstrations and violence in South Africa ahead of November’s elections.
The ADF shifted its attention to the northern DRC, tensions simmer in Ethiopia amid clashes in the Amhara region, and unprecedented offensives rocked Mali.
Violence and conflicts escalate in regions across Africa including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Morocco, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
The report analyzes political violence in South Africa, particularly against local officials, highlighting its causes and regional impact.
