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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$18 Million Paid As Ransom To Kidnappers In Nigeria Over A Decade – Intelligence Firm
A Nigerian political risk analysis firm, SBM Intelligence, has estimated that about $18M has been paid as ransom money in…
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Residents Worry As Street Begging Reaches Historic High In Maiduguri
Strategically positioning themselves at traffic light controlled junctions or in front of shopping malls, restaurants, banks and offices; women, men,…
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Anti-terrorism: Nigeria Set To Induct JF-17 Thunder Multirole Fighter Jets
Nigeria is set to induct three newly acquired JF-17 Thunder multiple fighter jets, as the country continues to intensify the…
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Zangba Residents In Central Africa Republic Flee As 3,000 Rebels Enter Town
Zangba inhabitants, situated on the banks of the Oubangui river within the Basse-Kotto prefecture, have been fleeing in large numbers…
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ISWAP Strangely ‘Recruits’ Senior Citizens Into Its Fighting Force
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Friday, May 14, released pictures suggesting it may have conscripted senior…
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Maiduguri: Insurgency-Induced Power Outage Dwarfs Living Conditions, Businesses
In mid-January, Boko Haram attacked electricity towers that link Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, with the national grid and to…
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3R Rebels Release 6 Abducted Persons In Baboua, Central African Republic
Rebels of the Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) movement on Wednesday, May 12, kidnapped six persons in Ndiba, situated in…
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Security Forces Arrest Top IPOB/ESN Member In Southeast Nigeria, As Govt Intensifies Clampdown
The Nigerian Army says its soldiers have arrested 48-year-old Awurum Eze, who is said to be amongst the top leaders…
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Central African Republic Citizens In Shock Over Release Of Notorious Rebel Officer
There has been shock and consternation in Bria, Haute-Kotto district, Central African Republic, following news of the release of a…
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ADF Rebels Kill 2 Civilians In DR Congo
Two civilians were killed Wednesday, May 12, in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on Ngaka village in…
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