I. INTRODUCTION
As of October 2021, 579 incidents were recorded in the Monthly Conflict Census from the
WANEP National Early Warning System (NEWS)1
. The incidents (579) recorded in the month
represent a decrease of 44 incidents compared to the 623 incidents recorded in the NEWS in
September 20212
. The heightened security presence in volatile communities and the sustained
government and humanitarian agencies’ interventions across the thematic areas are partly
attributable to the decline in the incidents recorded in the reporting month. A cumulative
fatality of 957 and 8,920 injuries/infected cases emanating from criminal attacks, road
accidents and incidents of environmental security including epidemics and COVID-19 were
recorded in October 20213
. Out of the total fatalities recorded in the month, COVID-19 resulted
in the death of 176 people with 6,196 infected cases, while Cholera resulted in the death of 27
people with 2,352 suspected cases4
.
As shown in the thematic graph below, Violent Extremism and Organised Crime recorded a
total fatality of 598 people, accounting for the highest fatality of the total number of fatalities
(957) recorded in the reporting period, while Environmental Security theme recorded 263
deaths5
. Also, Democracy and Governance theme recorded 95 deaths, and Gender, Peace and
Security thematic area recorded one fatality in the reporting period6
.( see annex for the
monthly census).
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