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Table 2 Frequency of conflict event types & sub-event types in the data fitted to the model for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Guinea

From: Evaluating the risk of conflict on recent Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country

Event Type

Sub-Event Type

Frequency

Guinea

Riots

Violent demonstration

108

DRC

Battles

Armed clash

106

DRC

Violence against civilians

Attack

74

Guinea

Protests

Peaceful protest

72

Guinea

Riots

Mob violence

27

Guinea

Violence against civilians

Attack

27

DRC

Protests

Peaceful protest

22

Guinea

Protests

Protest with intervention

20

DRC

Violence against civilians

Abduction/forced disappearance

15

Guinea

Battles

Armed clash

11

Guinea

Strategic developments

Looting/property destruction

11

DRC

Strategic developments

Looting/property destruction

8

Guinea

Strategic developments

Arrests

6

DRC

Battles

Government regains territory

6

DRC

Protests

Protest with intervention

6

DRC

Riots

Mob violence

6

Guinea

Protests

Excessive force against protesters

5

DRC

Riots

Violent demonstration

5

DRC

Strategic developments

Change to group/activity

4

DRC

Strategic developments

Agreement

3

DRC

Strategic developments

Arrests

3

DRC

Violence against civilians

Sexual violence

3

Guinea

Strategic developments

Other

2

DRC

Battles

Non-state actor overtakes territory

2

DRC

Strategic developments

Headquarters or base established

2

Guinea

Strategic developments

Disrupted weapons use

1

Guinea

Violence against civilians

Abduction/forced disappearance

1

Guinea

Violence against civilians

Sexual violence

1

DRC

Explosions/Remote violence

Remote explosive/landmine/IED

1

DRC

Protests

Excessive force against protesters

1

DRC

Strategic developments

Disrupted weapons use

1

DRC

Strategic developments

Non-violent transfer of territory

1

DRC

Strategic developments

Other

1