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Tag Archives: South Africa

South Africa – May 2017 Update

By Daniel Moody20 June 2017
Political violence and protests in South Africa over the first few months of 2017 have…
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South Africa – February 2017 Update

By Roudabeh Kishi10 March 2017
Riots and protests continue to comprise the majority of events in South Africa. Last week…
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Overview of Continental Trends 2016

By Roudabeh Kishi7 February 2017
African states experienced high rates of both political violence and protest in 2016 (see Figure…
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South Africa – December 2016 Update

By Daniel Moody9 December 2016
2016 represents the second most active year in the ACLED dataset for South Africa. Although…
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South Africa – October 2016 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd7 October 2016
The number of conflict and protest events has steadily risen in South Africa due to…
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The Geography of Riots and Protests

By James Moody25 July 2016
Since 2013, riots and protests have been the dominant political expression recorded in African countries…
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South Africa — May 2016 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd6 May 2016
Last month witnessed a slight decrease in conflict and protest events in South Africa. Nevertheless…
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Conflict Resilient Investment

By Roudabeh Kishi4 March 2016
  Rates of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa have been increasing (United Nations, 2015).…
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South Africa — 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd11 December 2015
2015 has so far been the most active year for South Africa in the ACLED…
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