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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Nigerian Troops Push Back Insurgents Raid In Borno Capital
Nigerian counter-insurgency troops responded to a daring incursion Tuesday night by insurgents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, Northeast…
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No Crime Has Been Traced To Me In My 20 Years In Oyo- Iskilu Wakil
Iskilu Wakili, the alleged notorious fulani leader believed to be the mastermind of multiple kidnappings and killings in Ibarapa area…
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Road Workers’ Clash Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured In Southwest Nigeria
One person has died and three others wounded during a clash between factions of the National Union of Road Transport…
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Rebels Intimidate, Arrest Citizens In Central African Republic Towns
Armed rebels fighting against the government in the Central African Republic have taken their assaults to another level as they…
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From Child Abductee To Rebel Commander: The Story Of Uganda’s Dominic Ongwen
Dominic Ongwen, a war criminal and former child abductee of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, was found guilty…
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The Rise Of Self-Help Groups And How It Expands The Circle Of Violence (1)
The Jukuns, who live on the upper Benue River in North-central Nigeria, are believed to be descendants of the Kororofa,…
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Amnesty International Calls For Ceasefire In Senegal After 8 Fatalities During Protest
International human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called for restraint in Senegal over excessive use of force on protesters during…
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‘Three Years After, Our Daughter Is Not Back’ – Leah Sharibu’s Parents
Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu, parents of Leah Sharibu, one of the 109 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Science and Technical…
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Central African Republic Joint Forces Recapture Rebel Occupation
The joint forces of the Central African Republic (CAR) army known as FACA and their Rwandan and Russian allies have…
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Evidence Shows Former CAR President, Bozize As Rebel Coordinator
Evidence has shown that Francois Bozize, a former president of the Central African Republic has ties with the Coalition of…
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