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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Nigeria’s SIM Card Deactivation: ‘Helpful But Not Enough To Deter Terrorists’
When Nigeria’s federal authorities announced the partial deactivation of SIM cards that had not been linked to National Identification Numbers…
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#Deborah: Religious Leaders, Media Practitioners Call For Justice For Slain Sokoto Student
Mixed reactions have trailed the murder of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Northwest…
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Terrorists Kidnap Popular Zamfara Radio Show Host
A terror group abducted Idris Haruna Magami, a staff member of Zamfara State Radio and Television Service on Thursday, May…
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ISWAP Continues Urban Campaign With Bomb Attacks In Northern Nigeria
The Islamic State (IS) franchise operating in the Lake Chad region has claimed responsibility for recent bomb attacks in Nigeria’s…
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Zamfara Terror Leader Summons Residents For Meeting, Announces Levies
A terror leader known as Dogo Gudale has summoned a meeting for residents of Bukuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of…
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Sexual Violence Against Women, Girls Increases In South Sudan – UN
Cases of sexual violence against women and girls in areas of conflict in South Sudan have doubled, compared to cases…
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Central African Republic Soldiers, Anti-Balaka Rebels Kill Bokolobo Villagers
Soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, supported by an Anti-Balaka militia faction supporting President Faustin Archange Touadera…
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CODECO Rebels Kill Mother, Infant In Dhedi, DR Congo
A 28-year-old woman and her eight-month-old child were killed on Friday May 6, by Cooperative for the Development of Congo…
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DR Congo President Promises To Punish Gold Mining Site Attackers
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has vowed to “eradicate insurrection movements throughout the country”, following a…
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Nigeria’s Insecurity-Related Death Toll, Number Of Kidnap Victims Drop In April
Analysis of data gathered by the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) has shown that at least 917 were killed as a…
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