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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DR Congo Troops Kill 5 Mai-Mai Rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces, FARDC, on Sunday, Jan. 9, killed five rebels of the Mai-Mai Mazembe group…
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Terror Leader Says Vigilante Groups Forced Him To Carry Arms, Tired Of Violence
Bello Turji, a notorious terror leader operating in Northwest Nigeria, says his terror activities on villages in Zamfara State were…
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8 Civilians Killed In 2 Attacks In North Kivu, DR Congo
At least eight civilians were killed in two separate attacks in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Nigeria Police’s Missing Firearms Pose Immense Risk To Public Safety
The inability of Nigeria Police to account for more than 80,000 military-grade assault rifles, spotlights the country’s security challenges and…
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Russian Helicopter Bombs Mining Site, Kills 2 Workers In Central African Republic
A Russian helicopter gunship belonging to the Wagner Security Group last Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 bombed the Ndassima mining site…
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Mali’s Political Crisis: The French Drawback, Russian Deployment Fallout
Amid protracted insecurity, Mali is grappling with a political crisis brought by the country’s twin coups, in addition to a…
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Abductors Of Chinese Workers Demand 1.5 Million Dollars Ransom In DR Congo
The armed gang who abducted five Chinese workers of the Bayond Mining Company from one of their mining sites on…
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Russian Mercenaries Allegedly Kill 17 Persons In Central African Republic
At least 17 people were killed by Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group in Pande village, 30km to the…
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3 Humanitarian Workers Abducted In Goma, DR Congo
Three humanitarian workers working with the Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) CONCERN, have been abducted by an armed gang on the Goma-Kitchanga…
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Insecurity: Round-up Of Northwest Nigeria’s Week Of Mixed Fortunes
The first week of the year 2022 is one with mixed fortunes for Nigerians in the Northwest region of the…
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