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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Nigeria Declares No-Fly Zone In Northwest State
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara a no-fly zone to put down a growing threat from terrorists in the…
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UN Begins Evacuation Of Aid Workers From Northern Borno After Terrorist Attack
The United Nations (UN) has commenced evacuation of aid workers out of humanitarian hubs in Monguno and Ngala, Northern Borno,…
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Fears Over Aid Workers’ Safety As ISWAP Overruns Dikwa
An infiltration squad of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) launched the second wave of attacks on Tuesday morning…
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Aid Workers Sheltered In Bunker During ISWAP Siege On UN Hub In Nigeria
A group of humanitarian workers and guests retreated to a fortified bunker after insurgents used explosives to breach the security…
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Zamfara Schoolgirls Released
The 279 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State in Northwest Nigeria have been released, Bello Matawalle,…
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ISWAP: Insurgents Launch Attack In Dikwa
Humanitarian workers providing aid to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are currently trapped as insurgents launch an attack on Dikwa. The…
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Terrorists Kill 10 In Fresh Attack In 3 Kaduna Communities
At least 10 persons were killed in a fresh terrorist attack in Zango Kataf and Chikun Local Government Areas of…
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CAR Citizens Accuse Soldiers Of Criminal Acts
There have been allegations of high handedness and criminal acts against soldiers of the Central African national army, popularly known…
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ISWAP Terrorists Ambush Nigeria’s Counter-Insurgency Chief
On Sunday, the convoy of Farouq Yahaya, Commandant of Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operation, came under attack from members of Islamic State…
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Insecurity: Northwest Nigeria State Govt Shuts Down Boarding Schools
The Sokoto State Government has ordered boarding schools’ closure outside the Sokoto metropolis over Nigeria’s Northwest region’s rising insecurity. Sa’idu…
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