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Articles by Susanna Deetlefs
Regional Overview
Burkina Faso: Scaled-up military operations threaten civilians Violence escalated in Burkina Faso in November, with the number of reported fatalities reaching the highest levels since June 2023. The state-backed Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) militias conducted military operations against the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in several regions, including Boucle du Mouhoun, Center-East, Center-North, East, and Sahel.
Special Issue on the Targeting of Local Officials: South Africa
Local Government as a Battleground for Political Violence The current prevalence and form of political violence in South Africa is rooted in the past apartheid system and transition to democracy in the 1990s. The four years before the first democratic elections in April 1994 were particularly violent.
South Africa: Local Government as a Battleground for Violence - South Africa
Attachments Download Report (PDF | 1.78 MB) The current prevalence and form of political violence in South Africa is rooted in the past apartheid system and transition to democracy in the 1990s. The four years before the first democratic elections in April 1994 were particularly violent.
Regional Overview: Africa 26 November-2 December 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) continued offensives in Mali and Burkina Faso. An aerial strike hit a military and Wagner Group base in the Central African Republic.
Regional Overview: Africa 19-25 November 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, Islamist militants continued their expansion into coastal western African countries, with Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attacking military positions in Benin and Togo.
Regional Overview: Africa 5-11 November 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, Burkinabe military forces conducted a deadly anti-Islamist operation in the Sahel region that reportedly resulted in several dozen civilian deaths. In Nigeria, rioters attacked the convoy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections.
Regional Overview: Africa 29 October-4 November 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, deadly armed confrontations escalated between Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel) in Mali, while JNIM continued their countrywide offensive in Burkina Faso.
Regional Overview: Africa 22-28 October 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) conducted an unprecedented attack on a regiment-size military base in Burkina Faso, with further attacks recorded in Mali and Niger.
Regional Overview: Africa 15-21 October
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, opposition movements demonstrated against the extension of General Mahamat Idriss Deby’s transitional presidency in Chad. In Sudan, ethnic violence reportedly left more than a hundred people dead and displaced thousands more.
Regional Overview: Africa 8-14 October 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, Islamist militant-related violence remained high in the Sahel and increased in Coastal West Africa, driven by the suspected expansion of Al Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) or Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel) into northern Benin.
Regional Overview: Africa 1-7 October 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Regional Overview: Africa 11-17 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively. Last week in Africa, ACLED recorded one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso; gunmen kidnapped Christian civilians in Nigeria; Al Shabaab militants clashed with security forces and a clan militia in Somalia; and M23 took control of several locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Regional Overview: Africa 28 May-3 June 2022
Weekly reports on the latest conflict developments in Mozambique and Ethiopia are made available by the Cabo Ligado and Ethiopia Peace Observatory projects, respectively.
Regional Overview: Africa8-21 May 202
During the past two weeks in Africa, dozens of civilians were killed in militant attacks within the central Sahel; pro-Palestinian demonstrations were reported across multiple countries; and Al Shabaab launched numerous explosive attacks on state forces in both Kenya and Somalia. In Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram Jamatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawatai wal-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram, was reportedly killed after detonating a suicide vest in the Sambisa Forest.
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