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This Conflict Trends report provides an overview of developments in 2012 and recent trends in historical perspective. The authors provide an overview of continental trends, and a review of conflict in the past year in the top ten most conflict-affected countries in Africa: Somalia, South Africa, Nigeria, DR-Congo, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria. According to the authors, 2012 was the most violent year to date in ACLED records. There were absolute increases in event levels for all event types with the exception of battles in which rebels overtook territory.