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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M23 Rebels Abduct 130 Hospital Patients in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in the Goma city of…
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Recruitment of Child Soldiers, Sexual Violence Persist Amid Ongoing War in DR Congo
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says it is preoccupied by the intensification of violence in the eastern…
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Nigerian Students Protest Abduction of Three Benue Varsity Students
Following the abduction of three students, all women, from the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka Federal University, formerly known as the Federal…
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Deadly Armed Group Joins M23 Rebels to Capture More Areas in DR Congo
The Twirwaneho, a deadly militant group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has formed an official coalition with…
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Alleged Killing of Soldier by Wagner Mercenaries Sparks Tension in Central African Republic
The alleged killing of a Central African Republic (CAR) soldier has sparked high tension among locals of the countryâs Ippy…
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Scars of War (II): The Young Lives Torn Apart by Boko Haram
When Boko Haram stormed Bama town in Borno, northeastern Nigeria, on Sept. 2, 2014, seven-year-old Rahama Haruna Maibale and five-year-old…
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Backed by His Mother, Terroristâs Recovery From Coma Sparks a New Wave of Horror in Zamfara
When a notorious terrorist faced a deadly attack from a rival armed group, his mother threatened a local community, for…
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Mali Junta Probes Alleged Killing of Civilians by Soldiers
The Malian military has on Friday, February 21, announced an investigation into the alleged killing of at least 24 civilians…
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Scars of War (I): Children Caught in Nigeriaâs Boko Haram Conflict Battle Trauma
In 2009, 15-year-old Abba Kyari had just finished his final exams for junior secondary school and travelled to Mafoni Ward…
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60 Peul Herders âMassacredâ by Anti-Balaka Militia in Central African Republic
Upto 60 Peul herders were reportedly murdered in the âorganised massacresâ that happened between Feb. 14 and 19, around the…
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