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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Insecurity on Borno Roads Still Affecting Commerce
It was early in the morning, and Yakubu Buba stood in front of his house in Gamboru, northeastern Nigeria, looking…
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The People Left Behind After Kaduna Church Abductions
A bowl of leftover pap saved Audu Gimba* from being abducted, but his wife, children, and relatives were not as…
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Health Facilities Shut Down in DR Congo After Attacks by Rebels
At least five health centres in the Lubero territory of the North Kivu region were shut down following persistent attacks…
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DRC, South Sudan Exchange Prisoners to Boost Security Cooperation
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have completed a major prisoner exchange following a recent diplomatic meeting.…
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Recent Homicides in Kano Reveal Gaps in Community Watch and Early Warning Systems
What Bashir Haruna would later remember was only the ordinariness of that cold morning. He had prepared to go out…
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Withdrawal of M23 Rebels Sparks Violence, Looting in Congo’s Town
Sunday services were halted in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo over extensive looting by fighters…
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America’s War on Terror, Revisited
On December 25, 2025, the United States launched strikes on some specific targets in Sokoto State, northwestern Nigeria. Fired from…
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M23 Rebels, Congolese Army Accused of Weaponising Sexual Violence
Human Rights Watch, a non-state global organisation defending human dignity, has accused members of armed groups in the eastern Democratic…
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Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Terrorists Mark Armed Forces Day Amid Low Morale
Ali Salim* is a gunner and a member of a special force combating terrorists in Kaduna State, one of the…
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Three Peace Accords Later, Tshobo and Bachama Still Clash in Adamawa
It was December 23, 2025. A group of young men mounted motorcycles and rode through the warring communities of Lamurde…
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