Eastern Africa
98 cases
Period
Assassinations in East Africa were primarily driven by political and party competition. Accordingly, members of the politics and governance target group, in particular politicians and public officials, were the main victims, and the main motive for the subregion was political.
Main statistics
Motive
80 (82%)
Political
Target Group
39 (40%)
Politics & governance
Gender
84 (86%)
Male
Method
45 (46%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
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distribution of cases by
target group
Politics & governance is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 40% of them.
motive
Political is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 82% of them.
method
Shot is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 46% of them.
perpetrator
Armed group is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 49% of them.
gender
Male is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 86% of them.
