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Daily Archives: 21 December 2018

Africa’s Giants Go to the Polls: Upcoming Elections in DRC and Nigeria

Africa, Analysis, InfographicsBy Hilary Matfess21 December 2018

In this infographic, ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess unpacks political violence trends in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria ahead of the their upcoming elections.

While Overall Violence has Declined in 2018, Conflict is Spreading

PressBy ACLED21 December 2018

21 December 2018: Despite a decrease in total fatalities this year, the majority of countries experienced more conflict, expanding the scope of political violence across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)’s 2018 data show that both the number of new locations experiencing violence and the number…

Radical Relations: How Hayat Tahrir al Sham Interacts with Syria’s Other Islamist Armed Groups

Analysis, Infographics, Middle EastBy Muaz A21 December 2018

Syria Research Manager Muaz A. and Syria Assistant Research Manager Stephanie Anderson explore how the immediate goals pursued by various Islamist armed actors in Syria impact their forms of collaboration with Hayat Tahrir al Sham.

Democracy in South Asia

Analysis, Asia, InfographicsBy Daniela Pollmann21 December 2018

In this infographic, ACLED Asia Research Manager Daniela Pollmann and Asia Researcher Timothy Lay review conflict patterns around recent elections and other political developments in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project.

ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world. Practitioners, researchers, journalists, and governments depend on ACLED for the latest reliable information on current conflict and disorder patterns.

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To download all ACLED data for the entire time period of coverage, simply click ‘export.’

To download all available ACLED data for a specific time period, enter a date range and click ‘export.’

Please be aware that ACLED covers over 100 countries, but the period of active coverage differs by region and country. For African states, all data are available from 1 January 1997 onwards. For other countries, more recent periods are available. A full list of country and time period coverage can be found here.

To download real-time and historical data for specific event types, select the relevant event types from that category and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected event type(s) will be exported.

To download real-time and historical data for a specific actor type or a specific actor, select the relevant actor type or actor in those categories and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected actor or actor type(s) will be exported.

To download real-time and historical data for a specific region, country, or location, select the relevant areas from those categories and leave all other categories as they are. All data for the selected area(s) will be exported.

By default, the data are exported in a format where each row represents a single event, on a specific day and location, and involving distinct actors.

An “actor based” file displays events by single actors instead, meaning that events are often repeated if two actors are involved. To determine which of the two file types to use, you should consider whether the data are being used to analyze patterns over time, types of violence, conflict between groups, or locations (which the default file type is best for), or to analyze actor types or specific actors. For the former, the default format should be used, while for the latter, the “actor based” file should be used.

Guides for data use and methodology documents detailing ACLED coding processes can be found here.

Please note: exported data will contain additional columns including a timestamp column which indicates when the data were last updated. Please find a methodology note explaining ACLED timestamps here.

For systems that use semi-colon separated values by default, you may wish to use the “compatibility mode” option.