Southern & East Africa
See the threat early.
Close the gap together.
EWRAC helps states, regional bodies and communities identify the gaps that terrorism and organised crime exploit, and works with them to close those gaps before they become crises.
The human cost, as recorded in EWRAC reports
Jan 2026 to date · totals update automatically with every report we publish
incidents analysed
people killed
people wounded
people abducted
economic corridors under watch
Figures count only incidents covered in EWRAC reports. They are not a complete count of all violence in the region; where sources give no exact figure, the lowest confirmed number is used.
Our approach
We start where the response falls short
Our purpose is to complement and assist states, not to replace them. We focus on the problems that are not being solved, and on the communities that carry the heaviest cost.
Identify the gaps
We map where state responses, cooperation and community protection fall short, and why.
Break the silos
We bring together agencies, countries and communities that hold different pieces of the problem.
Co-design solutions
We work with governments and partners on practical answers they can own and deliver.
Strengthen communities
We invest in the people most exposed to recruitment and violence, so prevention starts where the threat does.
Contested Corridors
Where terrorism meets the economy
Armed groups entrench along the roads, railways and trade routes that carry the region's wealth. Choose a corridor below to see what we are watching.
Lobito Corridor
The rail and road link from the Atlantic port of Lobito to the copper and cobalt belt of the DRC and Zambia. Its value makes it a target for mineral smuggling, illegal taxation and the criminal networks that feed armed groups in the east.
What we watch: Illicit mineral flows, organised crime and the security of a strategic investment route.
N380 · Cabo Delgado
Cabo Delgado's main supply road, running past Macomia towards the gas projects of the north. Islamic State Mozambique ambushes on convoys and travellers keep the road contested and raise the cost of every journey.
What we watch: Convoy ambushes, roadblocks, displacement along the route and the safety of supply lines.
RN4 · Ituri
The national road linking Ituri's trading towns from Komanda to Mambasa and beyond. ISCAP (ADF) attacks, abductions and false alarms along it disrupt trade, cut off humanitarian access and empty whole communities.
What we watch: Mass abductions, attacks on travellers, panic and unrest in trading centres.
Latest analysis
Reports and alerts
False ISCAP alarm turns deadly in Niania, Ituri
Unrest linked to a false ISCAP (ADF) alarm left one civilian dead and three wounded in Niania trading centre, about 360 km from Bunia.
ISCAP abducts more than 300 civilians along the RN4 in Ituri
Coordinated ISCAP (ADF) attacks along the Mambasa–Komanda axis (RN4) in Irumu territory, Ituri, left several civilians dead and more than 300 abducted on 28–29 March 2026.
Islamic State Mozambique ambushes goods convoy on the N380
Islamic State Mozambique (IS-M) militants fired on a civilian goods convoy on the N380 near Xitaxi, between Macomia-sede and Oasse, wounding two civilians.
What we do
Four pillars, one purpose: solutions
Strategic Research & Analysis
Evidence on where threats are moving faster than the responses meant to stop them.
Learn moreClose the gapsPolicy Advisory & Institutional Support
Practical, workable solutions developed with governments and institutions, not imposed on them.
Learn moreBuild lasting capacityCapacity Development & Training
Skills and systems that stay in place after a project ends, in institutions and in communities.
Learn moreConnectStrategic Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange
Bringing states, communities, regional bodies and international partners to the same table.
Learn moreFund prevention where it matters most
Partner with us on community early warning, corridor monitoring and cross-border cooperation across Southern and East Africa.