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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Terrorists Demand Ransom To Release Abducted Villagers In Cameroon
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group of the Boko Haram terror group, have demanded…
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ISWAP Restricts Farming Activities In Remote Areas Amid Military Strikes
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly imposed a sweeping ban on farming, fishing, and herding activities in…
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In Two Days, Four Farmers Were Kidnapped While Ploughing Fields In Borno Community
Armed men suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked local farmers in Dalori village two times in a week.…
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Sit-At-Home: Terrorists Brutalise Primary School Pupils, Others In Enugu
If she was not billed to invigilate the Common Entrance Examination billed for Wednesday, June 6, Chinwe Nduka* would have…
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Boko Haram Exploited Pre-existing Socio-Economic Deficits In Lake Chad Region, Says LCBC Boss
The Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Amb. Mamman Nuhu, recently addressed the persistent issue of Boko Haram’s…
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‘Negotiate With Us Now’: Terrorists Launch Attacks To Seek Govt’s Patronage In Nigeria’s Northwest
On July 3, a group of armed terrorists invaded the Gwaram village of Zamfara State in Nigeria’s northwestern region. Residents…
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Cameroon Separatists Kidnap Students For Sitting For Public Exams
Parents whose children took official national examinations in the crisis-hit northwest of Cameroon have raised an alarm over a series…
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Human Rights Abuses Shake Burkina Faso Amidst Insurgency
Human Rights Watch has documented several incidents of gross human rights violations committed by Burkina Faso armed forces against civilians,…
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War Crimes Against DRC Children Worsening But Not Getting Enough Attention
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the worst place to be a child living in a conflict situation, and…
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Chad’s President Says He Forgives Those Who Demonstrated On October 20
Mr Mahamat, while receiving wishes from the country’s superior council for Islamic Affairs on the heels of the Tabaski feast…
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