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 Confirm Landmine Explosion in Borno, Injuring Security Officers
On the evening of March 11, a police Rapid Response squad (RRS) on routine patrol triggered an Improvised Explosive Device…
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TIMELINE: At Least 533 Killed in Tragic Incidents Across Nigeria in February
In the latest data from HumAngle Tracker, no fewer than 533 people reportedly lost their lives in various tragic incidents…
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Congo Army Accused of Maltreating Local Civilians, Escalating Violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) soldiers have been accused of exacerbating the growing insecurity in Opienge, Bafwasende territory,…
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ISWAP Claims Attacks on Nigerian Military and CJTF in North East Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for two separate attacks targeting the Nigerian military and Civilian…
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The Alarming Rise of Femicide in Cameroon
Christina Ekobena* has lived in Douala in Francophone Cameroon for five years. She was forced to relocate outside her native…
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Daily Kidnappings Plague Resettled Communities in Lake Chad Region
As Mallami Abadam cast his final net on the evening of Feb. 3, he was ready to call it a…
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Congolese Children More Prone to Dying From Water-Borne Diseases Than From Violence, UNICEF Says
Children living in the war-torn areas of the Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo) have three times more risk of dying…
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Over One Million Children Denied Access to Education As DR Congo Strives to Reclaim Captured Towns
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army has announced the recapture of five strongholds of the Mobondo militia in…
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Global Terrorism Index: Nigeria Ranks Sixth, with 565 Fatalities in 2024
Nigeria has ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index, with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place…
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‘We Survived’: Benue Varsity Students Regain Freedom After a Week in Captivity
Three students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University (JOSTUM), formerly the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, in Benue State, North-central Nigeria,…
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