Dataset
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset v25.1
Coverage
1989-01-01 — 2024-12-31
Region
West Africa
Access
Open
License
CC-BY-4.0
Description
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset v25.1. Collected from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (academic) on a annual cadence. 15,620 records spanning 1989-01-01 to 2024-12-31, covering NGA, MLI, BFA, SLE, NER, LBR, CIV, SEN, TGO, GIN, BEN, GHA, MRT, GNB, GMB. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Data preview
Geolocated conflict events, most recent first
| date | country | region | side A | side B | deaths (best) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Mali | Mopti region | Government of Mali | JNIM | 2 |
| 2024-12-30 | Nigeria | Anambra state | IPOB | Civilians | 0 |
| 2024-12-30 | Burkina Faso | Boucle du Mouhoun region | Government of Burkina Faso | JNIM | 0 |
| 2024-12-30 | Nigeria | Anambra state | Government of Nigeria | IPOB | 0 |
| 2024-12-30 | Burkina Faso | Centre Nord region | Government of Burkina Faso | JNIM | 2 |
| 2024-12-29 | Burkina Faso | Sahel region | Government of Burkina Faso | IS | 2 |
Showing 6 of 15,620 records.
Methodology
Content-addressed collection (SHA-256). Evidence class: primary source. Cadence: annual.
Variables & Indicators
records: 15,620 temporal span: 1989-01-01 to 2024-12-31 countries covered: 15 data kind: quantitative, geo evidence class: primary licence: CC-BY-4.0 republishable: yes top countries: NGA (7,418), MLI (2,573), BFA (1,816), SLE (1,497), NER (675) record types: conflict_event (15,620)