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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M23 Rebels on Looting Spree in DR Congo after Goma Capture
Since capturing the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma from the Democratic Republic of Congo army, the M23 rebels have…
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UN Urges Swift Action to Protect Women Amid Worsening Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, with women and girls…
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Rebel Fighters Kill Five Soldiers in Central African Republic
Five soldiers, including a lieutenant, of the Central African Republic (CAR), were killed on Monday, Feb. 3, during an attack…
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After Goma, Rwanda-Backed Rebels Regrouping to Capture Other Towns in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have redeployed soldiers to Lubero following the capture of North Kivu, the provincial capital of Goma…
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From Captivity to Uncertainty: A Young Nigerian’s Quest to Rebuild After Abduction
When Mukhtar Umaru trudged barefoot through dirt and thorns to escape from his abductors in Zamfara, North West Nigeria, about…
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Silent Emergency: The Unending Cycle of Ethnic and Religious Violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
For decades, the farmer-herder crisis has ravaged North-central Nigeria, killing over 60,000 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, according to…
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Hospitals Overwhelmed with Wounded Civilians after Days of Violent Clash in DR Congo
Over one thousand persons have been wounded during the battle over Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…
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Rwanda’s President Denies Backing M23 Rebels Amid Killing of South African ‘Peacekeepers’ in DR Congo
The fierce battle for Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo has provoked a spike in verbal rhetoric between…
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Fierce Battle for Goma Town Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction in DR Congo
The city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has experienced a relative calm after days of intense fierce…
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DR Congo Condemns Killing of UN Peacekeepers Amidst Escalating Tension with Rwanda
The DR Congo Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has condemned the killing of Malawian, Uruguayan and…
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