New estimates published in The Lancet suggest that armed conflicts across the continent of Africa may have…
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The recent African Union (AU) summit was overshadowed by peace and security issues. In particular,…
Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is being held to ransom by an Islamist guerrilla movement. After…
At the end of 2017, the world watched with keen interest as President Robert Mugabe…
The role of water crises in conflicts in places like Syria, Nigeria and Iran often…
As fireworks were lighting up the skies to usher in the New Year across the…
OUALLAM, Niger (Reuters) Kicking up clouds of pink Saharan dust, U.S. military trainers impersonated militants,…
This article is published in collaboration with the international Violence and Exiting Violence Platform (FMSH).…
The last 12 months have been bracketed by two catastrophic, and predictable, events: the collapse…
Editor’s Note: Boko Haram is one of the most violent, and least understood, militant groups…









