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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Childrenâs Education Suffers as IPOB Fighters Infiltrate Cameroonâs Anglophone Crisis
Nine years after the âAnglophone Crisisâ in October 2016, violence has engulfed the northwestern and southwestern regions of Cameroon. The…
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Sexual Violence Deepens in DR Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict, Limited Aid
The international humanitarian organisation, MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF), has raised concerns about the critical situation regarding sexual violence in the…
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DR Congo Govt Denies Shutting Down Banks in Areas Controlled by M23 Rebels
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied responsibility for the closure of banks and financial institutions in…
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One Chance: Inside Abujaâs Unending Crime Wave of Car Abductions and BurglaryÂ
ââOya Oya, tell am make him wire us âŠ200k before we leave you; if not, na Kaduna we go carry…
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Cameroon Tops Global List of Neglected Displacement Crises, Says Report
Cameroon is facing the worldâs most neglected displacement crisis, according to a recent report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).…
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The Boys Lured into Boko Haramâs Enclave with Food Rations
Hassan Audu is lost in the past. Tricked into a Boko Haram camp in Niger State, North-central Nigeria, the 16-year-old…
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What Resettlement Looks Like When The Gunshots Havenât Stopped
There is a tenderness between Fati Bukar and her eldest son, Lawal. When he sits next to her, she holds…
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Nigeriaâs Military Triumphs And the Unfinished Battle Against Corruption and Bad Governance
The Nigerian military’s quest to reclaim the North East from the brutal grip of Boko Haram over the past decade…
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In Kano, Criminal Networks Evading Surveillance Are Terrorising Some VillagesÂ
Musbahu Shanono used to love the journey home. There was something about that drive from Lagos to Shanono, something about…
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Nigeria’s Resurging Terror Attacks Amidst Global Displacement Crisis
The recent Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) paints a troubling picture:…
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