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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Insecurity: Over 1,000 Killed In Nigeria In April, 406 Others Kidnapped
Analysis of data compiled by the Council on Foreign Relations in the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) has revealed that at…
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Nigerian Secret Police, DSS, Warns Against Inciting Comments
Nigeria’s Department Of State Security Service (DSS) says it would no longer tolerate deliberate attempts by some groups to throw…
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Kenyan Troops Arrive DR Congo To Boost Fight Against ADF Rebels
President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo has announced the arrival of Kenyan troops into the country to help the national…
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Notorious Self-Proclaimed General In Central African Republic Arrested
A notorious self-proclaimed “General” of auto-defence groups in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, has been arrested by security forces…
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Don’t Fall For It: Video Of ‘Mass Conversion In Niger State’ Was Shot In Ivory Coast
Nigerian social media space was flooded Sunday, May 2, with a video supposedly showing the mass conversion of people to…
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Another Look At Nigeria’s Super Camp Strategy Two Years After
A series of attacks by insurgents on garrison towns and military super camps has cast a shadow on the governance…
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Katarma: How Kaduna’s ‘Forgotten’ Settlement Fought, Lost Battle Against Terrorists
The 80-person armed civilian squad responsible for stopping terrorist attacks in Katarma, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, relied on locally made guns…
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ISWAP Attacks Ajiri Community In Borno
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on Sunday unleashed a daring attack on Ajiri community, Mafa Local Government, Borno…
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Armed Group Kills Commissioner, Abducts LGA Chairman In North-central Nigeria
Abebayo Solomon, Commissioner for Pension Board in Kogi State, North-central Nigeria has been killed by an armed gang, authorities in…
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Increased Attacks In Borno State Put Provision Of Lifesaving Aid At Risk – UN Chief
Mark Lowcock, the United Nations (UN) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has raised concerns on the…
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