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Category Archives: Current Hotspots

Large Scale Violence against Civilians in Asia in 2015

By Sarah Kaiser-Cross15 September 2015
After the terrorist attack last month in Bangkok, ACLED reviewed the recent large scale (ten…
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The Effect of Inequality on Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi4 September 2015
Many have noted inequality as fuel for conflict (see review in Lichbach, 1989). It can…
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Sudan — September 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd4 September 2015
August witnessed the lowest levels of political violence in Sudan, both in terms of activity…
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The Geographic Profile of Violence against Civilians during Peacekeeping Deployment — Containment and Diffusion

By Paul-Antoine Chataing4 September 2015
Investigating the ability of peacekeeping (PK) missions to reduce levels of violence against civilians (VAC)…
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The Prospects of Islamic State Expansion into Africa & an Analysis of State and Non-State Actor Strategies

By James Moody4 September 2015
In November 2014, The Islamic State’s recruitment and propaganda publication ‘Dabiq’ announced a strategy to…
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Updated Conflict Data Surrounding Early Darfur Crisis

By Clionadh Raleigh18 August 2015
ACLED periodically reviews its coding of past major events and each country. These data occasionally…
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Boko Haram in Nigeria — August 2015 Update

By Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd7 August 2015
Political violence in Nigeria resulted in 980 reported fatalities in July, the highest count since…
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Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Political Conflict in Africa

By Roudabeh Kishi16 July 2015
Human rights abuses can range from physical violence to denials of peaceful assembly or freedom…
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Sudan — July 2015 Update

By Janet McKnight10 July 2015
A campaign of violence has been escalating in Sudanese universities in recent weeks, and over…
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Reporting Lags and the Timeliness of Realtime Data

By Paul-Antoine Chataing10 July 2015
ACLED collects disaggregated data of every event of political violence in Africa, henceforth expanding to…
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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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