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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EU Calls On M23, Other Armed Groups In Eastern DR Congo To Lay Down Arms
The European Union, EU, has called on the M23 rebels and all other armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic…
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Mai-Mai Rebels Kill DR Congo Police Officer
Suspected Mai-Mai militia have killed a Democratic Republic of Congo Police officer in the Bulongo council area in the Ruwenzori…
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#AK9Train: Relatives Urge Govt To Rescue Captives As They Mark 100 Days Without Them
Relatives of the Abuja-Kaduna train abductees sent encouraging words to their loved ones as they protested during a walk marking…
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How Civil Wars Start And Lessons For Today’s Nigeria
For decades, social scientists have researched factors which, combined, best predict that a country will experience civil war. Nigeria ticks…
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High-Profile Terrorism Detainees Flee After ISWAP Attack On Prison In Nigeria’s Capital
A custodial facility in the Kuje area of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, was breached on Wednesday, July 5, by the Islamic…
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Mai-Mai Rebels Kill 2 Persons In DR Congo’s North Kivu
Mai-Mai rebels killed two civilians on Monday, July 4, during an incursion into Furu, in Butembo, North Kivu province of…
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Terror Attack On Nigerian President’s Convoy ‘Will Worsen Sense Of Helplessness’
A terror group on Tuesday, July 5, opened a barrage of gunfire at the convoy of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Search Operations Ongoing After Terrorists Kill 22 Civilians In Burkina Faso
Military search and rescue operations have continued in the Kossi province of northwestern Burkina Faso after terrorists killed at least…
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Ethiopia, Sudan Meet To Resolve Border Clashes
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Tuesday, July 5, that he met with Sudan’s General Abdel-Fatah Al-Burhane on the…
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Russian Mercenaries Torture Central African Businessman To Death
Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group have been accused of torturing a 30-year-old Central African Republic business person to…
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