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The Targeting of Children in Conflict Zones, Part 2: Increased Lethality and Contexts

The Targeting of Children in Conflict Zones, Part 2: Increased Lethality and Contexts

Children in conflict zones are subject to high rates of violence (killing, or severely harming), forcible inscription and negative developmental challenges. Violence against children is often used by armed groups to instill terror in populations, and to reaffirm brutality and

Roudabeh Kishi March 18, 2015September 28, 2015 Boko Haram, LRA, Violence Against Civilians Read more

Update of ACLED Resources on Boko Haram

Update of ACLED Resources on Boko Haram

Boko Haram continues to be one of the most high-profile and lethal conflict actor within the West Africa. The group has developed into a transnational actor and is active in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Mali and Niger. Boko Haram is also

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 Boko Haram, Cameroon, Nigeria Read more

Boko Haram Activity Since the Nigerian Government’s Announcement of the Ceasefire

Boko Haram Activity Since the Nigerian Government’s Announcement of the Ceasefire

On the 17th of October, Hassan Tukur, a senior aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, announced that the Nigerian government had agreed a ceasefire with Boko Haram and secured the release of the 219 girls kidnapped from Chibok earlier this year

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd November 12, 2014 Boko Haram, Nigeria Read more

Education and Political Conflict Part 2: Non-State Actor Strategies – A Focus on Boko Haram & Al Shabaab Conflict Dynamics

Education and Political Conflict Part 2:  Non-State Actor Strategies – A Focus on Boko Haram & Al Shabaab Conflict Dynamics

In February 2012, Boko Haram members burned down three schools in the town of Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria. The group claimed that the attack was provoked by indiscriminate student arrests in Islamic schools by state forces (IRIN, 4 October 2013).

James Moody October 29, 2014 Al Shabaab, Boko Haram, Education, Nigeria, Somalia Read more

Education and Political Conflict Part 1

Education and Political Conflict Part 1

Following the announcement on the 16th October that the Nigerian government had negotiated the release of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in Nigeria, the global trend of deliberate and recurrent attacks against schools and education in conflict-affect areas has

James Moody October 22, 2014 Africa, Boko Haram, Education Read more

ACLED Resources on Nigeria

ACLED Resources on Nigeria

Nigeria is one of the most active countries in the ACLED database, in terms of both volume of events and fatalities. The country is currently host to numerous violent political actors including ethnic militias, militant regional groups and Islamist insurgents.

Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd July 31, 2014 Boko Haram, Nigeria Read more

ACLED Resources on Boko Haram

The escalating security crisis in northern Nigeria has drawn international attention in recent weeks. ACLED has received a number of requests for data on the activity of Boko Haram, and has compiled here some resources for researchers, journalists and other

Clionadh Raleigh June 1, 2014June 16, 2014 Boko Haram Read more

Comparison Between Boko Haram and LRA Activities- A New Type of Scourge?

Comparison Between Boko Haram and LRA Activities- A New Type of Scourge?

Caitriona Dowd has put together a fascinating comparison of Boko Haram and LRA. Both are ‘non-traditional’ political violence threats, and exhibit common traits which may come to characterize many groups across African states. ACLED Working Paper – Boko Haram and

Clionadh Raleigh May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 Boko Haram, LRA Read more
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This page contains data and analysis from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). Users can access data, papers, trend analysis etc at acleddata.com. Both the data project and the data team's information is available on that site.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) is designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. This dataset codes the locations, dates and types of all reported conflict events in over 50 countries in the developing world. Data are available for public download from the data page.
ACLED is directed by Prof. Clionadh Raleigh and has been supported by the World Bank's Development Economics Group Research Support Budget, the Irish Research Council, Minerva project funding through the CCAPS program and the European Research Commission.
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