Angola September 2022 September 2022 Tensions ran high over results of August general elections. Constitutional Court endorsed victory of ruling party in August elections. After ruling party People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) of …
Burkina Faso August 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 Govt forces increasingly targeted civilians as insecurity remained widespread despite notable reduction in violence in Sahel region. Military committed numerous abuses against …
The Arakan Army has greatly expanded the territory it controls in Rakhine State, on Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh, seizing many areas inhabited by Rohingya Muslims. With the regime keen to foment inter-communal strife, Rakhine and Rohingya leaders …
Burkina Faso July 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 Ruling junta reached agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc over transition timeline; former President Compaoré returned to Ouagadougou to mixed reception as part of govt’s push …
Benin June 2022 January 2022 February 2022 April 2022 June 2022 Suspected jihadists launched attack on northern region police station, leaving several dead. In north-western Atakora department near Burkina Faso border, suspected jihadists 26 June attacked …
Burkina Faso May 2022 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 Jihadists launched deadliest attack in months in East region and violence spread to previously unaffected towns, notably in Boucle du Mouhoun region; transitional govt faced …
Benin April 2022 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 April 2022 Suspected jihadist attacks killed six members of security forces in country’s north. Armed group allegedly linked to Islamic State or al-Qaeda 11 April launched explosive device attack on …
Burkina Faso March 2022 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 Surge in jihadist violence recorded in north and east after period of relative calm since Jan coup; international partners reacted cautiously to military junta’s …
Benin February 2022 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 Deadly attacks in northern wildlife reserve confirmed spillover of jihadist violence into West African coastal countries. Suspected al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims …
