Armed Violence
HumAngle’s Armed Violence Desk focuses on stories from the security sector and covers the main actors of the regional conflict ecosystem. It also tracks down sources and combs through records to generate and verify information about trends in insecurity.
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Borno’s Resettled Families Are Quietly Fleeing Again
After over a decade of displacement, 63-year-old Fanne Goni believed life was finally returning to normalcy for her, her husband,…
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‘Better to Suffer in the Village’: Displaced Locals Return Home Amid Rising Insecurity in DR Congo
The Misinga locals of the Ikobo tribal group in the North Kivu area of the Democratic Republic of Congo are…
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In Nigeria’s Shiroro Town, Terrorists’ Incursions on Power Plant Threaten National Grid (2)
When a national treasure was planted on the shore of Shiroro in Niger State, North-central Nigeria, the locals heaved a…
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Civilians, Gov’ts on The Losing End As Gold Smuggling Booms in Africa
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nasiru Adamu has a toxic relationship with terrorists operating in Zamfara, a…
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Troops Push Back M23 Rebels Amid Renewed Violence in DR Congo
After several days of relative peace, a resurgence of violence has been reported between the armed forces of the Democratic…
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What Justice Looks Like for Displaced People in Northern Nigeria
The first terror attack Falmata Ibrahim witnessed was in 2015; ten years later, the painful event still haunts her. Rain…
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Death Toll Mounts as M23 Rebels Defy Ceasefire in DR Congo’s Walikale-Centre
Despite announcing their withdrawal from Walikale-Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on April 2, the M23 rebels,…
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Shiroro: Once a Safe Town, Now a Haven for Boko Haram’s Violent Campaigns (1)
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The vices in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) are shielded in a…
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She Walked into Boko Haram Territory to Free Her Husband With A Ransom
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Babagana Abacha’s sister had just died that November morning in 2024, in…
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Zike Tragedy: Survivors Mourn, Counting Lives Lost in Plateau Attack
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was a calm night until just before midnight. And when Mary…
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