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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Police Say Rescue Mission Underway For Pastor Abducted In Southwest Nigeria
Police have said they were on the trail of the abductors of a pastor who was whisked away on Monday,…
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DR Congo Accuses ADF Rebels Of Harbouring Foreigners
The DR Congo national army, FARDC, has accused rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) of using foreigners in its…
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Former French Soldier Arrested In Bangui With Large Cache Of Arms
A former french soldier who has been living in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, since 2013 was arrested after…
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Cameroon To Receive Arms For Troops In Central African Republic
Cameroon is set to receive military equipment acquired by the government and intended for the country’s contingent with the United…
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Police Reveal Separatists’ Plans To Attack Nigeria’s Commercial Nerve, Lagos
Police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, said they have uncovered plots by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to…
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Troops Rescue 18 Abducted Persons, Kill 48 Terrorists In Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian Army troops killed 48 terrorists and rescued 18 terror victims in a series of operations carried out between Tuesday,…
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Police In Katsina Say 10 Out Of 40 Abducted Worshippers, Still Missing
Terrorists, locally known as bandits, around 2 a.m. WAT, Monday, May 10, abducted 40 Muslim worshippers observing tahajjud-midnight prayers in…
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The Polarised City (4): How Jos Neighbourhood Watch Makes Christians, Muslims Their Brother’s Keeper
A mob spoiling for confrontation, made up of Christians on one side of a major road, and Muslims on the…
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UN Condemns Use Of Explosive Device In Central African Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Saturday, May 8, condemned the use…
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Insecurity: Nigerian CSOs To Embark On Mass Action, Call For Democracy Day Boycott
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria has called for the boycott of Democracy Day and a march…
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