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Category Archives: Africa

Tunisia: Balancing political and security priorities

By James Moody20 August 2014
The announcement of Tunisia’s planned purchase of 12 U.S. Black Hawk attack helicopters directed international…
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A comparison of violence against civilians between US-backed African regimes and Africa’s ‘pariah states’

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd13 August 2014
The three day US Africa Leaders Summit, which ended last week, has faced criticism for leaving…
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ACLED Resources on Kenya

By Caitriona Dowd6 August 2014
Kenya is currently suffering from multiple security crises tied to overlapping political tensions at home…
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The trend of increasing violence in post-Gaddafi Libya

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd6 August 2014
Ongoing fighting between rival militias around Tripoli Airport and battles between the military and Islamist…
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ACLED Resources on Nigeria

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd31 July 2014
Nigeria is one of the most active countries in the ACLED database, in terms of…
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An examination of recent ethnic violence in the Rwenzori region of Uganda

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd31 July 2014
On 5 July 2014 Western Uganda, specifically the Rwenzori region covering the districts of Kasese…
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A look at increasing violence against civilians in Zambia

By Caitriona Dowd25 July 2014
Michael Sata won the presidency of Zambia in 2011 when his Patriotic Front (PF) unseated…
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What do the Mpeketoni attacks say about conflict in Kenya?

By Caitriona Dowd5 July 2014
Both conflict events and reported fatalities increased in Kenya this month, with the most intense…
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State Fragility

By Clionadh Raleigh4 July 2014
After a cursory look at the Fund for Peace’s (hereafter FFP) 2014 fragile state rankings,…
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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.

ACLED is a registered non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status in the United States.

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