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Category Archives: Boko Haram

Why has violent Fulani activity increased sharply over a short period?

By Charles Vannice9 February 2018
Violent activities of the Fulani nomadic group have seen a sharp rise throughout January 2018.…
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Nigeria – November 2017 Update

By Charles Vannice27 December 2017
Violent activity in Nigeria continues to be active on two major fronts. Military forces have…
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Al Shabaab and Boko Haram: Patterns of Violence

By Clionadh Raleigh9 October 2017
Which group is the most violent in Africa? A recent report exploring Africa’s active militant…
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Nigeria – September 2017 Update

By Charles Vannice22 September 2017
Boko Haram violence in Nigeria has decreased overall since the beginning of 2017 (see Figure…
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Niger – May 2017 Update

By Charles Vannice20 June 2017
Violent activity in Niger has been sporadic over the last year and half, and its…
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Nigeria – April 2017 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd16 May 2017
Levels of political conflict have continued to decrease in Nigeria throughout 2017. The drop in…
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Insecurity in the Liptako-Gourma Region

By Matt Fleugel-Carew10 March 2017
On 24 January, the leaders Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in Niamey under the…
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Nigeria – January 2017 Update

By Matt Fleugel-Carew7 February 2017
Over the course of 2016, Nigeria witnessed a general downward trend in violence starting in…
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Overview of Continental Trends 2016

By Roudabeh Kishi7 February 2017
African states experienced high rates of both political violence and protest in 2016 (see Figure…
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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.

Please contact [email protected] with comments or queries regarding the ACLED dataset.







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