acledR is the official R package from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), providing tools for extracting and manipulating ACLED data. The acledR site hosts more information on how to use the package, including a general overview on the Get Started page.
To access ACLED data, please register an account at developer.acleddata.com. You can find detailed instructions for setting up your account and retrieving an API key here.
The package will be reviewed and available on CRAN shortly. In the meantime, you can install the package from Github:
devtools::install_github("ACLED/acledR")