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Mugabe is going nowhere until they figure out where the votes are coming from

Mugabe is going nowhere until they figure out where the votes are coming from

After the ZANU-PF’s Central Committee’s unanimous vote on 19th November 2017, Mugabe is no longer First Secretary of the ZANU-PF party. But, Mugabe is not purged from the ZANU-PF party, and this decision has no bearing on Mugabe’s position as

Clionadh Raleigh November 21, 2017December 4, 2017 Kenya Read more

Special Report: Gender, Inclusion and Conflict

Special Report: Gender, Inclusion and Conflict

A number of recent studies explore the relationship between gender inequality and conflict and generally find that higher gender inequality, or lower rates of inclusion, is associated with higher rates of conflict and violence. However, efforts to increase inclusion ought

Roudabeh Kishi November 14, 2017November 21, 2017 Gender Read more

Nigeria – November 2017 Update

Nigeria – November 2017 Update

Violent activity in Nigeria continues to be active on two major fronts. Military forces have opened a substantial air campaign against Boko Haram in the north-east and Fulani militia violence remains frequent in the country’s middle belt. Boko Haram Though

Charles Vannice November 14, 2017 Nigeria Read more

South Sudan – November 2017 Update

South Sudan – November 2017 Update

Conflict activity in South Sudan reduced by half between May and October, confirming the trends outlined in ACLED’s last update on the conflict (ACLED, June 2017). Violence has resumed to affect all parts of the country and as we approach

Margaux Pinaud November 14, 2017 South Sudan Read more

Mozambique – November 2017 Update

Mozambique – November 2017 Update

Mozambique witnessed a dramatic increase in political violence in October 2017. The spike in violence stemmed from an apparent Islamist attack in the Cabo Delgado region, located in the far north of the country. An attack by a group calling

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd November 14, 2017 Mozambique Read more

Kenya – November 2017 Update

Kenya – November 2017 Update

Despite the spectre of the 2007 post-election violence looming over Kenya’s elections this year, the level of events and fatalities have proven to be more comparable to the 2013 elections than those of 2007. Although election-related events in the months

Matt Batten-Carew November 14, 2017 Elections, Kenya Read more

Ethiopia – November 2017 Update

Ethiopia – November 2017 Update

On Friday, 4 August, Ethiopian officials lifted the 10-month long State of Emergency that was declared last year during an unprecedented wave of popular mobilization and anti-government protests. Enhanced government powers during the State of Emergency brought mass detentions, politically

Braden Fuller November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 Ethiopia Read more

Conflict Summaries of Hotspots of Political Violence – October 2017

Burundi This month saw Burundi fall to the lowest level of events and second lowest reported fatality count since before the presidential elections in 2015. October 2017 also represents the continuation of a shorter term downward trend in fatalities from

Matt Batten-Carew November 14, 2017 Burundi, Somalia, Tunisia Read more

Al Shabaab and Boko Haram: Patterns of Violence

Al Shabaab and Boko Haram: Patterns of Violence

Which group is the most violent in Africa? A recent report exploring Africa’s active militant Islamic groups aimed to tackle this question. The report, produced by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), argued that Somalia’s Al Shabaab has eclipsed

Olivia Russell October 9, 2017October 12, 2017 Al Shabaab, Boko Haram, Nigeria, Somalia Read more

Zambia – October 2017 Update

Zambia – October 2017 Update

In the period between President Sata’s death in October 2014 and Lungu’s election in August 2016, Zambia saw an increase in political activity. Protest levels rose, as the declining copper prices and stalling economy affected workers across the country, and

Helen Morris October 9, 2017 Zambia Read more
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This page contains data and analysis from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). Users can access data, papers, trend analysis etc at acleddata.com. Both the data project and the data team's information is available on that site.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) is designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. This dataset codes the locations, dates and types of all reported conflict events in over 50 countries in the developing world. Data are available for public download from the data page.
ACLED is directed by Prof. Clionadh Raleigh and has been supported by the World Bank's Development Economics Group Research Support Budget, the Irish Research Council, Minerva project funding through the CCAPS program and the European Research Commission.
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