Actor-Specific Guides

Uses and limitations of ACLED data Published on: | Last updated:  About ACLED’s gendered coverage When did ACLED introduce a gendered component to coverage, and how has this evolved over time? In May 2019, ACLED first introduced gendered ‘Associated Actors’ in the data in May 2019 along with an accompanying report, in partnership with the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.…

Published on: | Last updated:  Tracking violence targeting local administrators Local government officials and administrators — including governors, mayors, councilors, and other civil servants — frequently come under attack by a wide array of armed actors, from cartels waging turf wars in Mexico to Russian occupying forces in Ukraine (see the ACLED report Administering Violence: An ACLED Special Project on Violence Targeting Local Officials).…

Published On: | Last Updated: 15 March 2021 Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province Boko Haram is currently composed of two main factions, each claiming affiliation with or allegiance to the Islamic State (IS).…