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Eastern Africa

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.

Politics & governance

39 (40%)

Politics & governance

39 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (39)

Security

19 (19%)

Security

19 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (19)

Local community

18 (18%)

Local community

18 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (18)

Private sector

8 (8%)

Private sector

8 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (8)

Criminal justice

5 (5%)

Criminal justice

5 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (5)

Illicit market

3 (3%)

Illicit market

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

International community

3 (3%)

International community

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

Media

2 (2%)

Media

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Others

1 (1%)

Others

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

motive

Political is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 82% of them.

Political

80 (82%)

Political

80 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (80)

Not reported

11 (11%)

Not reported

11 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (11)

Organized crime

3 (3%)

Organized crime

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

Others

2 (2%)

Others

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Economic

1 (1%)

Economic

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

Personal

1 (1%)

Personal

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

method

Shot is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 46% of them.

Shot

45 (46%)

Shot

45 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (45)

Bombed

20 (20%)

Bombed

20 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (20)

Not reported

17 (17%)

Not reported

17 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (17)

Stabbed

7 (7%)

Stabbed

7 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (7)

Beaten

3 (3%)

Beaten

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

Hacked

2 (2%)

Hacked

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Tortured

2 (2%)

Tortured

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Others

1 (1%)

Others

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

Poisoned

1 (1%)

Poisoned

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

perpetrator

Armed group is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 49% of them.

Armed group

48 (49%)

Armed group

48 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (48)

Not reported

39 (40%)

Not reported

39 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (39)

Politicial party

3 (3%)

Politicial party

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

State representative

3 (3%)

State representative

3 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (3)

Hitmen

2 (2%)

Hitmen

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Organized crime

2 (2%)

Organized crime

2 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (2)

Others

1 (1%)

Others

1 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (1)

gender

Male is the category with the highest incidence of cases, accounting for 86% of them.

Male

84 (86%)

Male

84 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (84)

Female

8 (8%)

Female

8 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (8)

Not reported

6 (6%)

Not reported

6 cases

  1. Eastern Africa (6)

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