Information on "Political Violence" and "Africa"
April 2013
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16 Apr 2013
AQIM's Existing and Disrupted Plans in and from the Sahel
Author: Fernando Reinares
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This commentary examines the evolving role of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in political conflicts in North and West Africa. More on «AQIM's Existing and Disrupted Plans in and from the Sahel»
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Conflict Trends (No 11): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, February 2013
Author: Clionadh Raleigh, Caitriona Dowd, Edmond Coughlan
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This Conflict Trends report provides an overview of violent conflict trends and patterns in Africa in January 2013. More on «Conflict Trends (No 11): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, February 2013 » -
Feb 2013
Elections and Social Conflict in Africa
Author: Idean Salehyan, Christopher Linebarger
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief examines elections in authoritarian systems versus those with additional democratic checks and balances. More on «Elections and Social Conflict in Africa»
January 2013
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23 Jan 2013
Has the Campaign in the Maghreb and in West Africa Reached a New Level?
Author: Yoram Schweitzer, Olga Bogorad, Einav Yogev
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
France’s military intervention in the campaign in Mali is connected to the January 2012 hostage attack in southern Algeria by the Masked Battalion. More on «Has the Campaign in the Maghreb and in West Africa Reached a New Level? » -
17 Jan 2013
Kenya's 2013 Elections
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report argues that Kenya's election in 2013 faces considerable risks of political violence. More on «Kenya's 2013 Elections» -
2013
Unter Feinden: intrakommunale Gewalt in Darfur
Author: Alexander De Juan
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Bei den Zusammenstössen in Darfur im Januar 2013 handelt es sich um die intensivsten gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen im Westsudan seit Abschluss des Friedensvertrages von Doha im Jahr 2011. More on «Unter Feinden: intrakommunale Gewalt in Darfur» -
Jan 2013
Conflict Trends (No 10): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, January 2013
Author: Clionadh Raleigh, Caitriona Dowd
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This Conflict Trends report provides an overview of developments in 2012 and recent trends in historical perspective. More on «Conflict Trends (No 10): Real-Time Analysis of African Political Violence, January 2013 » -
2013
Mapping Perceptions of Violent Extremism
Author: Liat Shetret, Matthew Schwartz, Danielle Cotter
Publisher: Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC)
This report describes how the people of coastal Kenya and Somaliland perceive the efforts of outside actors to blunt the violent extremism existing in their midst. More on «Mapping Perceptions of Violent Extremism»
December 2012
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26 Dec 2012
Boko Haram and Nigeria's Pervasive Violence
Author: John Campbell, Asch Harwood
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Nigeria's radical Islamist movement Boko Haram has destabilized northern Nigeria and attracted the attention of other jihadist groups. More on «Boko Haram and Nigeria's Pervasive Violence» -
14 Dec 2012
Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper discusses Kenya's domestic politics in the aftermath of the 2007 political crisis, the country's military engagement in Somalia, and its economic prospects. More on «Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis»
