1. INTRODUCTION
In the reporting period, a total of 20 incidents were recorded through the WANEP National Early Warning System (NEWS)1 as part of the Monthly Conflict Census. These incidents resulted in four (4) fatalities and three (3) injuries arising from a range of causes including murder, road accidents, assault, drug seizures and robbery recorded in the month. 2 As illustrated in the thematic graph below, Organised Crime and Violent Extremism and Democracy and Governance themes each accounted for the highest number of incidents, with nine (9) incidents each. This was followed by Environmental Security theme with two (2) incidents while Gender, Peace, and Security theme reported no incident in the period. Geographically, Banjul recorded the highest number of incidents with thirteen (13), followed by the West Coast Region with four (4). The Kanifing Municipality, Lower River Region and Upper River Region each recorded one (1) incident, while no incidents were recorded in the Central River Region, and North Bank Region during the reporting period.