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Tag Archives: South Africa

South Africa — November 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd5 November 2015
Levels of political unrest in South Africa decreased slightly in October. However, South Africa witnessed…
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The Effect of Inequality on Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi4 September 2015
Many have noted inequality as fuel for conflict (see review in Lichbach, 1989). It can…
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‘Good Governance’ and Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi7 August 2015
The World Governance Indicators (WGI), produced by Kaufmann, Kraay, and Mastruzzi (2014), measure governance defined…
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South Africa — August 2015 Update

By ACLED7 August 2015
Riots and protests increased this month in South Africa with Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern…
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Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Political Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi16 July 2015
Human rights abuses can range from physical violence to denials of peaceful assembly or freedom…
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State Fragility and Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi10 July 2015
The Fragile States Index (FSI), produced by The Fund for Peace, highlights pressures faced by…
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Homosexuality and Discrimination in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi29 June 2015
While many celebrate the US Supreme Court ruling late last week to legalize same-sex marriage…
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Protest, Service Delivery and Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd8 June 2015
Conflict levels fell dramatically in May 2015 after South Africa suffered a wave of xenophobic…
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A New Working Paper on ACLED Reporting Sources

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd22 April 2015
The growth of online media and easily accessible information has enabled conflict data projects to provide…
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project.

ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world. Practitioners, researchers, journalists, and governments depend on ACLED for the latest reliable information on current conflict and disorder patterns.

ACLED is a registered non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status in the United States.

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