Regional Overview – Africa 5 February 2018
Across Africa in January 2018, political violence and protest levels rebounded from the lull in…
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Al Shabaab and Boko Haram: Patterns of Violence
Which group is the most violent in Africa? A recent report exploring Africa’s active militant…
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Cameroon – October 2017 Update
Riots and protests witnessed an uptick in intensity in Cameroon in September as demonstrators voiced…
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Central African Republic – June 2017 Update
Despite relatively low levels of reported violence in Central African Republic (CAR) between 2015/2016 (see Figure…
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Conflict Summaries of Hotspots of Political Violence – June 2017
Chad With 170 fatalities, June 2017 saw Chad’s highest monthly total of reported fatalities in…
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The Prospects of Islamic State Expansion into Africa & an Analysis of State and Non-State Actor Strategies
In November 2014, The Islamic State’s recruitment and propaganda publication ‘Dabiq’ announced a strategy to…
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Conflict Dynamics Within and Across Africa and Asia
ACLED’s release of data for Asia in addition to ACLED’s African data will allow for…
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Update of ACLED Resources on Boko Haram
Boko Haram continues to be one of the most high-profile and lethal conflict actor within…
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Terrorism: A review of differences in definition
The existence of multiple, contrasting and even contradictory definitions and conceptualisations of terrorism in policy,…
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