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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Cameroon Prime Minister Optimistic Peace Will Return To English-Speaking Regions
The Cameroon Prime Minister and Head of Government, Dion Ngute is optimistic about the return of peace to the Northwest…
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14 Central African Soldiers Go AWOL To Join Former Rebel Groups
14 soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, have been reported missing from their ranks since last week.…
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9 Persons Die In ADF Attacks On Oicha, Other Villages In DR Congo
Nine persons, eight of whom were civilians and one rebel, died in attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on…
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158 Soldiers To Face Military Court Martial In Northeast Nigeria
A total of 158 errant personnel of the Nigerian military working in Northeast Nigeria are to be arraigned before a…
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Russian Mercenaries Kill 18-Year-Old Student In Dekoua, Central African Republic
An 18-year-old student of the Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui, Central African Republic capital, was reportedly killed on Friday,…
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UPC Rebels Capture Dimbi Town After Heavy Fighting With Central African Republic Troops
An intense gunfire exchange broke out around 1 p.m. CAT on Friday, Oct. 8, between soldiers of the Central African…
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Central African Republic Soldiers, Russian Mercenaries Raid Houses, Mosque In Bouzou
Soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, and their Russian mercenary allies of the Wagner Security Group on…
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Armed Gang Abducts 4 Persons In North Kivu, DR Congo
Four persons were abducted on Thursday, Oct. 7, by unidentified armed individuals in the Virunga national park situated in North…
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ISWAP Insurgents In Boats Attack Boko Haram Camp In Lake Chad
A group of ISWAP insurgents in multiple boats carried out an attack against members of the rival Boko Haram group…
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Nigerian Security Forces Record Heavy Toll As 722 Are Killed In September
Nigeria’s security agencies recorded an especially high number of casualties due to armed violence in Sept. 2021, analysis of data…
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