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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Sudan Orphanage Evacuated After Scores Of Children Die
A Khartoum orphanage has been evacuated by the Red Cross as fighting continues in Sudan, after scores of children died…
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Nigerian Air Force Admits Responsibility For Nasarawa Airstrike That Killed Dozens
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed for the first time it carried out an airstrike six months ago in Nasarawa…
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Governor’s Order Not Enough To End Terrorist Curfew In Nigeria’s South East
Chinedu was in the street when he was killed by a stray bullet. The bullet that killed him came from…
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Doctors At Risk As Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
Doctors trying to help Sudanese civilians wounded as military factions continue to fight in the capital Khartoum are living under…
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Africa Leads In The List Of World’s Most Overlooked Crises
Seven countries in Africa have topped the list of the world’s 10 most forgotten crises, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)…
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Averaging 22 Deaths A Day: Buhari’s Legacy Of Fighting Insecurity, But Failing
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s immediate past president, rode to office on a chariot of promises, one of which was to tackle…
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Residents In Fear As Road Transport Workers Cause Unrest In Ibadan
The sacking of a key transport union “boss” has sparked violence in Ibadan. Drivers and motor park customers had to…
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Vigilantes And Paramilitary Members In Nigeria’s Gwoza Quit Over Lack Of Pay
Members of two armed civilian security groups in a recently resettled area of the North East have quit the protection…
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Terrorists On Kidnapping Spree To ‘Get New Zamfara Govt’s Attention’
Terrorists have intensified kidnappings in order to “get the attention” of the newly installed government in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, HumAngle…
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Street Robberies: Losing Hope In Police, Kano Residents Fight Back With Mob Violence
A recent spike in incidents of fatal mob violence in Kano, a city in Northwest Nigeria, sparked by cases of…
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