Mapping Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis: Players, Targets, and Trends
Abduction/forced disappearance events more than doubled in Nigeria last year. ACLED Nigeria Senior Researcher Dr.…
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Lessons from the #EndSARS Movement in Nigeria
On 3 October 2020, in Nigeria, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) allegedly shot…
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Regional Overview: Africa
15-21 November 2020
Last week in Africa, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front suffered numerous territorial losses in Ethiopia;…
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Regional Overview: Africa
1-7 November 2020
Last week in Africa, fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan forces prompted fears of…
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Regional Overview: Africa
25-31 October 2020
Last week in Africa, anti-French demonstrations were reported in several countries; electoral violence proliferated in…
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Regional Overview: Africa
18-24 October 2020
Last week in Africa, fatalities proliferated during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria; electoral violence worsened…
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Regional Overview: Africa
11-17 October 2020
Last week in Africa, demonstrations against police brutality continued to gain traction in Nigeria; ongoing…
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Regional Overview: Africa
4-10 October 2020
Last week in Africa, clashes were reported between rival Islamist groups across the Sahel; demonstrators…
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Regional Overview: Africa
20-26 September 2020
Last week in Africa, Kenyan and Somali forces clashed following a Kenyan military incursion into…
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Regional Overview: Africa
13-19 September 2020
Last week in Africa, the Libyan National Army targeted Islamic State militants in Sabha; Al…
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