Aliyu Dahiru

Aliyu Dahiru is an assistant editor and head of extremism and radicalization desks at HumAngle. He is a fact-checker and has a passion for analyzing jihadism in Africa and telling the stories of those affected by conflict and insecurity. Tweets: @Aliyussufiy

Armed Violence

Aliyu DahiruApril 17, 2023
1,598

Sudan: Warning Over Critical Lack Of Doctors As Fighting Enters Third Day

There is a critical lack of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel in Sudan as the country erupts in conflict,…
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Disinformation

Aliyu DahiruApril 17, 2023
5,454

Terrorists Using Local Language To Spread Propaganda On Facebook

Members of an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria have been using social media to spread their jihadi propaganda, recruit members…
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Analyses

Aliyu DahiruApril 12, 2023
3,242

Civilians Adapt To Survive As Insurgents Fight For Influence In Africa’s Central Sahel

Civilians in the conflict-torn Central Sahel have developed complex and innovative relationships with competing factions of insurgent and other extremist…
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Armed Violence

Aliyu DahiruApril 9, 2023
694

Tensions Rise In Northwest Nigeria Over Recent Mass Abduction

Relatives of more than 80 kidnapped people in Garin Wanzamai of Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) in Northwest Nigeria, have…
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Armed Violence

Aliyu DahiruMarch 28, 2023
485

Burkina Faso Bans France 24

A year after Mali banned France 24 from broadcast in the country, the military government of Burkina Faso has followed…
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Extremism

Aliyu DahiruMarch 21, 2023
356

JNIM Releases French Journalist After 711 Days in Captivity

The jihadi organization Jama’atu Nusratul Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), which has ties to Al-Qaeda, released French journalist Olivier Dubois on…
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Development

Aliyu DahiruMarch 4, 2023
222

Cost Of Preventing Malaria Soaring In Kano With Little Effect

Muhammad, 30, lives in the Dala area of Kano with his seven siblings and two parents. He had always been…
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Election Security

Aliyu DahiruFebruary 25, 2023
76

Danger Of Thuggery Hangs Over Kano As Residents Go To Vote

The voice on the phone was quivering. He was calling to tell me violence had broken out in Kano, just…
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Extremism

Aliyu DahiruFebruary 9, 2023
475

Jobs, Not Religion, Drive Recruitment To Violent Extremist Groups In Africa – Report

A new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has challenged established beliefs over the motivations that cause people…
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Disinformation

Aliyu DahiruFebruary 9, 2023
234

This Video Does Not Show Terrorists Displaying New Naira Notes

A video showing some turbaned people in front of a large amount of cash has been widely shared on news…
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