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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They Once Fought For Boko Haram. Now They Fight For Nigeria
Across northeastern Nigeria, former Boko Haram insurgents now move with Nigerian troops into forests they once controlled. They identify footpaths…
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Names of Students Abducted in Zamfara Emerge
Hours after residents went to bed on the morning of Wednesday, June 3, sounds of gunshots pierced through the air…
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Still, There Is Nothing Where Satiru Was (1906 – 2026)
Let us begin with what has been forgotten. There is a field, roughly 22 kilometres southwest of Sokoto, between the…
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Former Boko Haram Terrorists Accused of Killing Displaced Farmer in Borno
Muhammed Kaumi had just stepped out of the mosque when his phone rang on the evening of Friday, May 29.…
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The Men Lining Up to Replace Al-Minuki
The death of Abakar Minuki, one of the most influential leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in…
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ADF Terrorists Kill 17 Civilians in Eastern DRC
At least 17 civilians were killed in an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Ituri…
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How Nigeria Escaped Trump’s Crosshairs
There are moments when nations move dangerously close to collapse before the public fully realises it. It begins with carefully…
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School Abductions in Oyo and Borno Spark New Terror Wave in Nigeria
Before sunrise, Kellu Habila had risen from her mat in Mussa, northeastern Nigeria, and stepped into the kitchen, moving carefully…
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Abu Bilal Al-Minuki: The Terrorist Who Died Twice
By the time the announcement that Abu Bilal Al-Minuki was killed reached the outside world, the strike itself was already…
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Armed Forces Retake Strategic DR Congo Town After M23 Withdrawal
The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have taken over the town of Luvungi in the Rusizi Plain…
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