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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TIMELINE: Nigeria Records 524 Deaths from Various Tragic Incidents in January
At least 524 people lost their lives in various tragic incidents across Nigeria in January, according to HumAngle Tracker. The…
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Ransom Payments Fuel Terrorism and Exploitation in Nigeria’s Vulnerable Communities
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Boko Haram Attacks Leave Trail of Destruction in Northern Cameroon
In the past week, communities in Kolofata in northern Cameroon, suffered from a fresh wave of violence and kidnappings as…
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Cameroon: Calm Returns to Ngaoundal After Deadly Clashes Between Bororo and Gbaya Communities
Some calm is returning to the town of Ngaoundal in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon after several days of deadly…
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Falmata’s Killer Flees as Authorities Search Following HumAngle Investigation
HumAngle has confirmed that Awana Lawan Umar, the individual implicated in the tragic death of his 17-year-old niece, Falmata, has…
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Borno IDPs Resort to Crowdfunding to Free Abducted Firewood Fetchers
The abduction of farmers and locals venturing into the firewood trade has recently been recurring across communities in Borno State,…
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M23 Rebels on Looting Spree in DR Congo after Goma Capture
Since capturing the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma from the Democratic Republic of Congo army, the M23 rebels have…
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UN Urges Swift Action to Protect Women Amid Worsening Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, with women and girls…
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Rebel Fighters Kill Five Soldiers in Central African Republic
Five soldiers, including a lieutenant, of the Central African Republic (CAR), were killed on Monday, Feb. 3, during an attack…
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After Goma, Rwanda-Backed Rebels Regrouping to Capture Other Towns in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have redeployed soldiers to Lubero following the capture of North Kivu, the provincial capital of Goma…
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