In spring 2020, observers and practitioners warned that COVID-19 would increase violence in sub-Saharan Africa by … pandemic, violence did increase in 2020, rising by 40 and 60 per cent in terms of fatalities and events, respectively …. Controlling for important confounders, COVID-19 proves significant to the increase in violence in many models; however, a robust …

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic … consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre … violence by 1 percentage point can reduce economic activities (as proxied by nightlights) by up to 8 percent. This economic …

Nigeria's oil-producing region is experiencing a surge in community-based vigilante violence, potentially escalating … GMoU cluster interventions by MOCs could lower the heat map of fatalities from vigilante violence in Nigeria's Niger Delta … that the CSR initiatives have reduced vigilante violence within and between host communities, as well as violence against …

One third of all women experience violence within their lifetime, most frequently perpetrated by their intimate partner …, rural electrification might potentially play an important role in eliminating violence against women …