Exploitation minière et conflit dans l’est de la RDC: Une carte narrative interactive
11 mars 2024Financement des conflits, ingérence armée et sources d’insécurité au-delà du paradigme des « minerais de conflit » Dans cette carte narrative, IPIS présente les résultats de ses recherches sur le lien entre l’exploitation minière et le financement des conflits dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Basée sur une enquête menée entre 2021-2023 dans 829 sites miniers actifs (représe
From the plains to the parks: an overview of the Burkina Faso – Benin border’s continued insurgency issue
7 mars 2024On January 1 2024, insurgents linked to the al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) clashed with state troops near Banikoara in north-western Benin, resulting in five casualties. The violence is part of a broader trend which has seen the border area between the Kompienga and Tapoa provinces of Burkina Faso’s Est region and t
M23 crisis flares again in North Kivu: context, dynamics and risks
16 novembre 2023Past October, violence resurged in North Kivu province, as clashes intensified between the Movement of March 23 (M23) and various local militias, as well as the Congolese army (FARDC). An additional 200,000 people have been displaced last month, exacerbating the dire humanitarian situation in the province which already counted over 590,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the M23 crisis
