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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ADF Terrorists Kill 17 Civilians in Eastern DRC
At least 17 civilians were killed in an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Ituri…
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How Nigeria Escaped Trump’s Crosshairs
There are moments when nations move dangerously close to collapse before the public fully realises it. It begins with carefully…
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School Abductions in Oyo and Borno Spark New Terror Wave in Nigeria
Before sunrise, Kellu Habila had risen from her mat in Mussa, northeastern Nigeria, and stepped into the kitchen, moving carefully…
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Abu Bilal Al-Minuki: The Terrorist Who Died Twice
By the time the announcement that Abu Bilal Al-Minuki was killed reached the outside world, the strike itself was already…
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Armed Forces Retake Strategic DR Congo Town After M23 Withdrawal
The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have taken over the town of Luvungi in the Rusizi Plain…
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Women Sexually Violated Amid Ongoing Conflict in DR Congo — Report
Several women sexually violated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have come forward to report the war crimes committed…
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Terror on the Football Pitch: Adamawa Community Recount ISWAP Attack
The referee blew the whistle a few minutes before 5 p.m., on April 26, to kick off the second half…
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The Making of the Boko Haram Army
On a hauntingly cold night in 2008, a 28-year-old impressionable fan of Mohammed Yusuf sat in the latter’s compound in…
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High Tension in Congo, South Sudan Borders Following Escalating Attacks
The security landscape along the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan is deteriorating amid a…
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Inside the Nigerian Military’s Quiet Gains Against a Fragmented War
In Nigeria’s North East, the Boko Haram insurgent group once carved out territory and declared a caliphate. In the North…
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