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Knowledge Base

The latest information and guides on how to best understand and use ACLED data.
Methodology

Documentation on ACLED’s methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes information on political violence and protest.

FAQs

A selection of questions frequently asked by users of ACLED data.

Update log

A running log of the latest changes in the ACLED dataset.

API documentation

Examples of how to use the various endpoints of the API, as well as detailed information on how to construct complex queries.

All guides

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How to interpret ACLED’s fatality records in Sudan

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.

Conflict categories

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.