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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Schools Closed As Militia Violence Deepens in DR Congo
For over a month, schools in Vikindwe, a locality 10 kilometres from Musienene in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the…
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A Decade After Zaria Massacre, Families Still on Long Walk to Justice
Fatima Alhassan is 20 years old now, but her voice still carries the weight of a ten-year-old girl who watched…
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Burundi Faces Refugee Surge as M23 Rebels Advance from Eastern Congo
Due to the ongoing advance of M23/AFC rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scores of displaced people have…
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Financial Incentives Offered for Nigerian Refugees who Return from Cameroon
A large number of Nigerian refugees living in the Minawao camp in Cameroon’s Far North region have shown a willingness…
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8 Unarmed Protesters Dead, 16 Injured in Nigeria’s Adamawa State
The Nigerian military has, on Monday morning, allegedly opened fire on unarmed protesters in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, killing…
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Five Years After He Killed a UNIJOS Student, Nigerian Police Officer Faces Death Sentence
Ruya Auta, the Nigerian police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Rinji Bala on May 13, 2020, has been sentenced…
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Daily Abductions Leave Borno Farmers Terrified as Harvest Peaks
Aisha Waba’s hands moved quickly through the rows of beans as she harvested under the midday sun at her farm…
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Peacebuilding Actors Say ‘Christian Genocide’ Rhetoric Is Eroding Their Work in Nigeria
Temisan Etietsola works as a media strategist at Search for Common Ground, a think tank focused on peacebuilding through media…
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Why Terrorists Are Moving Into Kano Villages from Katsina
For years, the commercial hub of Kano stood apart in the insecurity-ravaged northwestern Nigeria. It is a state often spoken…
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Constant Attacks Continue to Cast Doubt on Borno’s Resettlement Scheme
On the night of Nov. 17, gunfire tore through Mayanti village as Boko Haram terrorists attacked the construction site for…
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