In 2019, the number of fatalities from organized violence in Africa amounted to over 15.5 thousand, which was a slight increase compared to the previous year. During the observed period, the number of fatalities fluctuated moderately, with an overall decrease trend.
Number of fatalities from organized violence in Africa from 2015 to 2019
The definition used for an armed conflict is a “contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a State, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths” (PRIO, 2003).
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