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Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says

NPR | By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published June 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

The new report by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program said the massacres in El Fasher pushed one-sided violence in Africa to its highest levels since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.