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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New Wave of Boko Haram Attacks Target Commuters, Schoolchildren in Northern Cameroon
Since June, a significant increase in Boko Haram activities has been recorded in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North…
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Gang Violence Traps Minna in a Cycle of Bloodshed
The day after Eid al-Fitr, a festive period for Muslims, is usually quiet; a time for rest, reflection, and recovery…
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In Search of a Living, Displaced Youth in Nigeria’s North East Face Deadly Violence
Mustapha Abubakar was only eight years old when Boko Haram seized control of his village in northeastern Nigeria. In the…
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Boko Haram Attacks Kirawa, Kills At Least 4, Displaces Hundreds
Boko Haram launched a four-hour assault on Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern…
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Amid Shrinking Aid, Women Are First Victims of Humanitarian Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian situation is taking a heavy toll on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) amid the…
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Weaponised Identity: From Dreadlocks to Dialects, How Profiling Threatens Lives in Nigeria
“I wear a niqab and a full jilbab. People often tell me that I am oppressed,” says Hajja Gana, a…
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Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Rebel Attacks Surge in DR Congo
Scores of civilians were killed during fierce confrontations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and the Convention pour…
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UN Forces Condemn Resurgence of Violence in Eastern DRC
The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has condemned the recent surge in violence…
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When Herding Means Death: Northwest Nigeria’s Farmers Trapped Between Fight and Flight
Late one fateful evening, Malam Muhammadu Sodangi of Tuwon Tsoro watched helplessly as armed raiders made off with the cattle,…
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Nigeria’s Policing Crisis: A Role Lost to the Military
From camps in Borno to street corners in Jos or online forums in Lagos, Nigerians are asking the same question:…
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