ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,656,677 -18.91469 47.52898 Madagascar After the arrival of ousted President Marcc Ravalomanana back in Madagascar, his supporters took to the streets in Antananarivo. Roads were blocked by the police, but some people were able to get by and erect roadblocks in Ambatovinaky. The demonstrators were dispersed by police using tear gas.
5,656,682 -18.91469 47.52898 Madagascar Former president Marc Ravalomanana was arrested at his home by members of the GSIS without a warrant or charges being laid. It is believed he has since been moved elsewhere but reports conflict over where. The PM of Madagascar has said that they had to take the former President into custody to protect him due to an alleged plot to assassinate him.
5,656,687 -22.65 47.7833 Madagascar Security forces clashed with at least 150 dahalo in a border area of Atsimo-Atsinana. Casualties were not specified, but it was reported that a dahalo chief was killed.
5,656,691 -18.9386 47.5167 Madagascar About 200-300 protesters demonstrated in the capital to demand the release of the former president Ravalomanana. They made a barricade and burned boxes, but were dispersed by the police who used tear gas. Clashes were reported and at least 1 was injured and 3 arrested.
5,656,695 -18.9386 47.5167 Madagascar Students and young people from the slums of Antananarivo engaged in a counter-protest (to others protesting for the release of the ex-president who had just returned) near Andavamamba to denounce any attept to destabilize the democratically elected regime.
5,657,520 -9.9333 33.9333 Malawi Headmen incite riots, leading to 2 deaths and burning of houses of those suspected of witchcraft
5,656,700 -18.9386 47.5167 Madagascar Students from the University of Antananarivo rioted due to load shedding after power was cut to the university. Police intervened to disperse the rioters.
5,656,704 -14.87472 47.97846 Madagascar The driver of a delegation of experts from the Ministry of the Environment and Forests was "the victim of mob justice" after hitting three people with his car. Specific injuries were not reported.
5,656,709 -23.3528 43.66997 Madagascar 2 students were severely beaten by suspected residents of the Befanamy neigbhourhood.
5,656,714 -23.3528 43.66997 Madagascar Students from the Maninday university campus and their neighbours clashed due to rising tensions over insecurity in the neighbourhood, leading to the students putting up a road block and beating up a couple from a surrounding neighbourhood. 80 residents of the surrounding neighbourhoods then invaded campus, armed with knives. Both sides fought using stones and knives; the clashes ended with 1 youth from the Befanamy neighbourhood stabbed to death and 3 students injured before the police intervened.