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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Silent Emergency: The Unending Cycle of Ethnic and Religious Violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
For decades, the farmer-herder crisis has ravaged North-central Nigeria, killing over 60,000 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, according to…
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Hospitals Overwhelmed with Wounded Civilians after Days of Violent Clash in DR Congo
Over one thousand persons have been wounded during the battle over Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…
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Rwanda’s President Denies Backing M23 Rebels Amid Killing of South African ‘Peacekeepers’ in DR Congo
The fierce battle for Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo has provoked a spike in verbal rhetoric between…
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Fierce Battle for Goma Town Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction in DR Congo
The city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has experienced a relative calm after days of intense fierce…
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DR Congo Condemns Killing of UN Peacekeepers Amidst Escalating Tension with Rwanda
The DR Congo Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has condemned the killing of Malawian, Uruguayan and…
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Goma Plunged into Darkness as DR Congo Soldiers Struggle to Conquer M23 Rebels
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo National Assembly, Vital Kamerhe, on Jan. 27, confirmed the invasion of M23…
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Heavy Gunshots As M23 Rebels Drag Goma Territory With DR Congo Army
The M23 rebels are exchanging fire with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army in Goma, the capital of…
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Nigerian Military Confirms 22 Soldiers Killed in Ongoing Operations Against Terrorists
The Nigerian military has confirmed that 22 soldiers lost their lives during a recent clearance operation against terrorist strongholds in…
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Terrorists’ Midnight Invasion Leaves Villagers in Northeastern Nigeria in Panic
On Monday, Jan. 20, insurgents from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government…
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Inside the World of Self-help Militias Shaping Northern Nigeria’s Security Landscape
For over 15 years, the Nigerian government has engaged in one of the most protracted conflicts in Africa, fighting against…
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