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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Factcheck: Video Of Burgled Osun Mall Not Recorded During Anti-Xenophobia Protests
Claim: A video shared on Twitter purporting to show the damage caused by burglars at a shopping mall in Osun…
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Authorities In Nigeria Brace For New week Of Unprecedented Protest
Authorities in Nigeria are bracing for a new week of protest and civil action against police brutality. Nigeria, Africa’s largest…
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#EndSARS: Edo State Govt. Declares Indefinite Curfew Following Prisoners’ Escape
The Edo State Government has declared a 24-hours curfew expected to take effect from 4:00 pm on Monday, October 19,…
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CAR – UN Moves FPRC Fighter Who Killed Forestry Staff In Bria To Bangui
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has transferred a certain Taguile, suspected to…
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Protest Erupts As Police Allegedly Kill Resident In Kano
Youths have reportedly taken to the streets of Kano after police allegedly killed one person in the Kofar Mata area…
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#EndSARS: Man Arrested By SARS 13 Years Ago, Still Missing
Andrew Mbang was last seen alive on September 20, 2007, when his mother visited him in detention at the Old…
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MSF Suspends Activities In Central African Republic After Attack
The international humanitarian non-governmental organization (NGO) Medecins sans Frontiere (MSF) has decided to suspend its activities in the town of…
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Equatorial Guinea Confirms Release Of 5 Abducted Marines
Five marines who were abducted by pirates on May 9, 2020 in the ports of Malabo and Luba, 40km from…
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‘Remain In Your Barracks’: CSOs Condemn Military’s Reaction To #EndSARS Protests
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria have, in a joint statement, condemned plans by the military to…
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#EndSARS: African Writers Oppose Military Threat, Stand With Protesters in Nigeria
In an open letter to the authorities in Nigeria, over 80 writers across Africa said they were strongly against police…
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