Update of ACLED Resources on Boko Haram
Boko Haram continues to be one of the most high-profile and lethal conflict actor within…
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A Review of Research Using ACLED in 2014
ACLED exists as an open-source tool to aid research into conflict dynamics and political violence.…
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Urban Bias in Media Reporting
ACLED is part of a general trend in social science to use the current benefits…
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Factionalism and Violence within the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front
Tensions within the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have increased ahead of the party…
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Boko Haram Activity Since the Nigerian Government’s Announcement of the Ceasefire
On the 17th of October, Hassan Tukur, a senior aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, announced…
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Remote-Violence, Bombings and Conflict Part 3: Overall Trends in the Use of Improvised Explosive Devices
The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in conflict zones across has become increasingly prevalent…
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Bombings, Explosives and Conflict Part 2: Weapons of the Weak? Remote Violence and the Relative Strength of Non-State Actors
Does the use of remote violence indicate weakness in a non-state conflict actor? Forms of…
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Remote-Violence, Bombings and Conflict Part 1: The patterns of bombings in post-Arab Spring North Africa
While the Arab Spring was lauded as a triumph of democracy by various Western politicians,…
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Protest, spectacle and South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters
The May 2014 South African general election proved that the ruling African National Congress (ANC)…
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