This article explains why ACLED's fatality figures for Sudan are lower than death toll estimates by other sources, and how readers should interpret ACLED data in that context, along with the specific challenges of tracking conflict deaths in Sudan.
A guide to ACLED’s approach to coding actors in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
How ACLED codes maritime events in Latin America and the Caribbean when precise locations are unknown.
How ACLED codes Somali clan actors
Guidance on how references to "antifa" appear in the dataset
This guide explains how to integrate the updated ACLED API into PowerBI using the OAuth authentication method.
This guide explains how ACLED tags "poll-related violence" and "election-related violence."
How to use ACLED's aggregated dataset, showing global trends in political violence and demonstrations.
The conflict categories act as meta-events that group thousands of incidents into broader conflict dynamics, each built on consistent, transparent criteria. Applied across events from 2020 onward, they help uncover trends and improve analysis.
Frequently asked questions about ACLED's new data and platforms