About

Despite Ethiopia’s importance as a lynchpin for peace in a turbulent region, accurate information on the many conflicts occurring within the country can be difficult to find. To meet this challenge, ACLED launched the EPO in 2021 to serve as a dedicated platform for governments, media, civil society, and the public to access reliable information and analysis about political violence and unrest across the country. By making data and analysis openly available, the EPO fosters connections and shared understanding between government institutions, humanitarian organizations, local civil society groups, the international community, and more.

Ethiopia’s current media landscape is distorted by biased sources and disinformation. In an effort to overcome these obstacles, the EPO examines and triangulates the details of all reported conflict events in the country. Data and analysis the EPO produces are reviewed through a rigorous internal system that ensures they represent the most accurate, confirmed information available at the time. ACLED is a living dataset, and data collected as part of the EPO project are continuously updated. To avoid the spread of mis- or disinformation around contentious events, the EPO uses multiple sources that specify relevant dates, places, and perpetrators to meet standards for inclusion in the dataset. The dataset contains thousands of historical data points drawn from local, national, and international sources, with new real-time data added each week.

The EPO team produces weekly updates on all active conflicts,  monthly analysis on major developments in Amharic and English, and special reports on emerging trends and thematic areas. These reports are available here on the EPO website, which also features profiles of actors, regions, and conflicts, as well as an interactive map of the latest data. ACLED aims to report and conduct analysis in a manner that is transparent, unbiased, and accessible. Visit the main ACLED website to download data and access additional analysis and methodology resources. 

In addition to monitoring conflict, the EPO also tracks information on cooperation and peace processes initiated by the government or civil society actors, with a view toward supporting data-driven peacebuilding efforts around the country. The EPO works to facilitate open dialogue about the project’s data and analysis on the latest political violence trends through workshops, discussions, and interviews — all available to the public.

 

Read the full project announcement in English or Amharic.

For more information about the EPO, consult the EPO FAQs.

All data and analysis made available through the EPO are subject to ACLED’s Terms of Use & Attribution Policy.

For media inquiries or additional information, please contact: [email protected].