Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset, Realtime - Robert S. Strauss Center
General Info
Original or alternative title
Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset (ACLED)
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 1997 - October, 2023
Data type
Event data:
GPS coordinates (GIS)
Summary
This dataset is updated monthly for all African countries, and weekly for 30 high risk countries in the Middle East and Asia. It covers actions of militias, opposition groups, and governments across Africa. The data are disaggregated by type of violence.
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Climate Change and African Political Stability Project (CCAPS). Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset, Realtime - Robert S. Strauss Center as referenced in Raleigh, Clionadh, Andrew Linke, Havard Hegre and Joakim Karlsen. 2010. Introducing ACLED-Armed Conflict Location and Event Data. Journal of Peace Research 47(5), 651-60.