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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Abductions Motivated By ‘Ritual Killings’ Growing Across Nigeria
When Bamise Ayanwole’s grieving mother identified the high capacity bus in which her daughter was last seen and climbed to…
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Zamfara Emir, Residents Displaced Despite Multiple Pleas For Security
Alhaji Isa Abubakar, the emir of Rafin Tofa, a village in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, said the government abandoned his…
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Chadian Army Of Killing 13 Peaceful Protesters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday, March 9, accused the Chadian army of killing 13 peaceful protesters, including a child…
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Kebbi State Under Siege As Terrorists Kill 82 Security Operatives In Two Attacks
At least 82 security personnel, including 13 soldiers, six police officers, and 63 vigilantes, were killed by terrorists in Kebbi…
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CODECO Rebels Kill Civilians Taking Refuge In Catholic Church In DR Congo
Rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) on Tuesday, March 8, killed 18 persons, 12 of them…
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Terror Group Kills Scores Of Vigilantes In Northwest Nigeria
At least 70 vigilantes were killed in an attack by a terror group in Sakaba area of Kebbi State in…
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DR Congo Soldier Kills 2 Military Officers In Mukinja
A soldier of the DR Congo national army, FARDC, on Monday, March 7, killed two of his colleagues in Mukinja…
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Russian Mercenaries Die In Clash With FPRC Rebels In Central African Republic
A clash between rebels of the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique (FPRC), an affiliate of the Coalition…
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Central African Republic Gendarmes Torture 37-Year-Old Man To Death In Paoua
A 37-year-old man identified as Caleb Karyonm was found dead in a Central African Republic gendarmerie cell in Paoua on…
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DR Congo Army Rescues Hostages Held By ADF Armed Group
The DR Congo national army, FARDC, says 72 hostages held by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Beni, North Kivu…
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