Local government officials and administrators — including governors, mayors, councilors, and other civil servants — routinely come under attack by a wide array of armed actors, from cartels waging turf wars in Mexico to Russian occupying forces in Ukraine. In order to better analyze this trend and its impacts around the world, ACLED has launched…
The ACLED Conflict Index analyzes data on four key indicators -- deadliness, danger to civilians, geographic diffusion, and armed group fragmentation -- to assess political violence levels for every country and territory in the world. On 19 September 2023, ACLED held the virtual launch event for our new global Conflict Index, featuring an overview of…
Off the heels of successive coups in the region, ACLED and GI-TOC are conducting a joint series of publications profiling non-state armed groups in West Africa. The series explores the intersections of their involvement in illicit economies and attempts at governance provision. The series brings new material and updated analyses using the ACLED data, ongoing…
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