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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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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Opaque Spending Culture Shadows U.S.-Nigeria Arms Deal Worth Nearly $1bn
Nigeria’s government has struck a deal with the United States for the supply of 12 attack helicopters and associated equipment…
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Several People Killed In ISWAP Raid In Northeastern Nigeria
Several people were killed when Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) raided a community in the Kautikari area of Chibok…
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Russian Mercenaries Of Tortures And Murders In Central African Republic
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Security Group of torturing and murdering civilians in…
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6 People Die After Rival Groups Clash In Eastern DR Congo
Six persons were killed on Saturday, April 30, in clashes between groups representing the Banyamulenge and the Mai-Mai communal militia…
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