Location Data Project News Today

A statistical approach describes and predicts chains of related conflict events—such as wars—in time and space. Using data on violent battles in Africa between 1997 and 2019 from the Armed Conflict Event & Location Data Project, Niraj Kushwaha and Edward D. Lee used statistical methods—similar to those used to study the propagation of stress in materials and neural activity in the brain—to find patterns in conflict.

Khartoum, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Uncertainty takes over Sudan, after three months of conflict due to the announcements of the parties in conflict of a new 24-hour truce, agreed with international mediators. At 06:00 local time the ceasefire began, accepted by the Sudanese Army and the so-called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with the mediation of Saudi Arabia and the United States, although the inhabitants and international organizations remain expectant due to the constant violations of previous ag...

The conflict in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, has changed dramatically in the past year. The sophistication and scale of attacks staged by the insurgent group known as Ahlu-Sunna Wa-Jama’a  (ASWJ), which has been staging attacks in Cabo Delgado since late 2017, have increased significantly. The attack on the coastal town of Palma that began on 24 March 2021, in which dozens are reported to have been killed, is another sign that the insurgency is maintaining momentum. The ongoing fightin...