Comoros: Demonstrations surge after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani The first African presidential election of 2024 resulted in a victory for incumbent President Azali Assoumani and the...
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Comoros: Demonstrations surge after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani The first African presidential election of 2024 resulted in a victory for incumbent President Azali Assoumani and the...
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Burkina Faso and Mali: Fatality numbers surge amid large-scale militant attacks and military mass-atrocities Armed confrontations between Islamist militants and state forces intensified in December,...
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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...
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By Ladd Serwat Northern Africa: Anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread across the region Following the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel and the Israeli military operations in...
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This report analyzes the operations and organizational structure of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in the Sahel region of Africa, focusing on the group’s...
Key Trends Violence targeting civilians has increased by 38% in Mali so far this year The main perpetrators of these attacks are JNIM (over 180 events, 33%), Malian state forces and/or the Wagner...
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Nigeria: Violence involving political parties increases as Bola Tinubu is declared winner of the presidential election The Nigerian elections were held on 25 February, with Bola Tinubu of the ruling...
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CAR and Mali: Heightened mercenary engagement in conflicts In January, political violence events involving Wagner Group reached their highest level in Mali since the Russian private military company...
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Executive Summary The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated the war to a level that dwarfed all other conflicts in 2022, both in the sheer scale of violence and its deadliness. It also...
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Introduction: The Islamic State’s Sahelian Affiliate The Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel) is a salafi-jihadist militant group and the Sahelian affiliate of the transnational Islamic State (IS)...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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, a...