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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Using Explosive Weapons, Warring Parties ‘Committing War Crimes’ in DR Congo
Violating extant humanitarian laws, warring parties in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are using…
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DR Congo, Uganda Join Forces to Free 37 Hostages Captured by ADF Rebels
The DR Congo army freed over 37 hostages captured by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a criminal rebel group operating…
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Chadian Women Protest Insecurity Half-Naked
Women in the Larmanaye village of Logone Oriental province in Chad on Tuesday, Jan. 14, trooped into the streets half-naked,…
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Escalating Violence In DRC Forces Over 50,000 Children From Their Homes in 2025 – Save The Children
Save the Children, the independent organisation centring vulnerable children, has raised concerns about the effect of the escalating crisis in…
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In Northwest Nigeria, Communities Must Pay Over ₦200 Million to Terrorists ‘for Peace to Reign’
It’s another season of violent impositions, blood taxes, and rural terrorism for locals on the shore of Zamfara, North West…
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IDPs Rally to Raise Ransom After Kidnappers Kill One of Seven Abducted in Northeastern Nigeria
Seven locals from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by unidentified kidnappers on Thursday, Jan. 9.…
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Local Farmers Killed by Deadly ADF Rebels in DR Congo
Three farmers were on Sunday, Jan. 12, killed by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Beni region of the…
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Rising Insecurity: Spotlight on the Damboa Tragedy in Nigeria
The recent attack on a military base in Sabon Gari, a remote village in the Damboa local government area of…
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Nigerian Military Airstrike Kills 20 Civilians, Injures Dozens in Zamfara
Less than three weeks after a military airstrike killed ten civilians in the Gidan Bisa and Rumtuwa area of Sokoto…
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MSF, Medical Facilities Overstretched by Refugees As Violent Clashes Surge in DR Congo
Following violent clashes between security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the March 23 rebels, hundreds…
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