According to the Stockholm-based International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), out of a total of 49 sub-Saharan African states, at least 20 were involved in some armed conflict in 2020.
Since the mid-1950s, Africa has averaged four coups per year. The threat of a military coup is never far, especially in West and Central Africa.
The disregard of human rights in warfare is a universal feature
Sexual violence against women and girls and other human rights abuses are not just incidents, but are, in effect, tactics of war.
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