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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Ituri: Inter-Ethnic Violence Ravages DR Congo Communities
A renewed wave of violence between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces (FARDC) and alleged members of the Zaire…
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Escalating Violence in DR Congo Traps Millions in Desperate Conditions
The humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached new extremes, with escalating violence displacing millions, the…
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Joint Forces Kill Several Terrorists in Gao Region of Mali
The joint forces of the Alliance of West African States, popularly known by the French acronym AES, killed “several terrorists”…
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CAR Soldiers Unleash Revenge on Local Community After Attack by Rebels
For eight days, the Central African Republic army attacked the Tataly village, following the killing of a soldier on March…
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Fact-Check: No, an 18-Seater Bus Carrying Passengers Was Not Burned in Nigeria’s North West
A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and…
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Mob Violence Soars in Nigeria as Northern Travellers are Killed in South-South
Several travellers were killed and many others injured in a mob attack by a local vigilante group and residents of…
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Desperate Families in Borno Crowdfund Millions Across Africa to Free Abducted Loved Ones
When HumAngle approached Muhammadu Bakka, 51, assistant secretary of the displaced herders community in Maiduguri, Nigeria, he was struggling with…
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Mass Displacement in DR Congo after M23 Rebels Captured Walikale-Centre
Scores of people have left Lubutu territory for protected zones following the capture of Walikale-Centre by the Alliance Fleuve Congo…
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Cameroon Takes Measures to Stop Soldiers From Deserting to Ukraine-Russia War Fronts
Many Cameroonian soldiers have gone AWOL (absent without leave) in the past months, most of them ending up on the…
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90% of Global Islamic State Terrorist Attacks Happen in Africa — Report
The Islamic State (IS) has turned Africa into its primary battlefield, with its affiliates launching waves of deadly attacks across…
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