African Union urged to hasten troop deployment to Burundi
The African Union's peace and security council on Saturday recommended the organization hasten plans for sending troops to Burundi if...
Uganda: Police Arrest Besigye, Attack Journalists
It was another day of chaos and violence yesterday, as the Uganda Police arrested key figures in the Forum for Democratic Change, and hit...
Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa
“A boy is a dangerous thing,” says the Commandant, who leads an army of young soldiers fighting a civil war in an unspecified West...
Africa: An Early Warning Ahead of High-Risk Elections
Recent events in Burkina Faso, following the 16 September coup d'état, are a grim reminder of what can happen when the run-up to...
CONFLICT TRENDS (NO. 42) REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, OCTOBER 2015
Welcome to the October issue of the Armed Con- flict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Con- flict Trends report. Each month, ACLED...
Why trying to help poor countries might hurt them
It sounds kind of crazy to say that foreign aid often hurts, rather than helps, poor people in poor countries. Yet that is what Angus...
Deadly clashes flare ahead of Guinea election
After two days of deadly clashes, Guineans will vote on Sunday in their country's second presidential election since the end of military...
Burkina Faso proves Africa can be tough against political violence
On September 17, members of Burkina Faso’s elite presidential guard led by General Diendere interrupted a cabinet meeting of Burkina...
CONFLICT TRENDS (NO. 41) REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, SEPTEMBER 2015
Welcome to the September issue of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Conflict Trends report. Each month, ACLED...
CONFLICT TRENDS (NO. 40) REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AUGUST 2015
Welcome to the August issue of the Armed Con- flict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Con- flict Trends report. Each month, ACLED...
