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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Six-Month Killing Spree: Lakurawa Terrorists Leave 59 Dead in North West Nigeria
Between January and June 2025, Lakurawa terrorists carried out multiple attacks across Sokoto and Kebbi States in northwestern Nigeria, killing…
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Renewed Fighting in DR Congo as Warring Parties Violate Ceasefire
Despite the order for a ceasefire aimed at facilitating the Doha peace talks between the government forces of the Democratic…
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Massacres in Border Communities Ignite New Terror Wave in Benue State
Doowuese Kohol*, a woman in her 70s, was fast asleep on the night of Saturday, June 13, after what she…
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Climate and Conflict Are Straining Minds in Nigeria’s North East
Kaka Ali once came close to ending his life. The 27-year-old farmer, displaced by conflict in North East Nigeria, said…
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TIMELINE: At least 635 People Killed, 182 Abducted Across Nigeria in May
No fewer than 635 people lost their lives in May 2025 across Nigeria, according to the HumAngle Tracker. This marks…
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Children’s Education Suffers as IPOB Fighters Infiltrate Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis
Nine years after the “Anglophone Crisis” in October 2016, violence has engulfed the northwestern and southwestern regions of Cameroon. The…
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Sexual Violence Deepens in DR Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict, Limited Aid
The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised concerns about the critical situation regarding sexual violence in the…
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DR Congo Govt Denies Shutting Down Banks in Areas Controlled by M23 Rebels
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied responsibility for the closure of banks and financial institutions in…
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One Chance: Inside Abuja’s Unending Crime Wave of Car Abductions and Burglary
“‘Oya Oya, tell am make him wire us ₦200k before we leave you; if not, na Kaduna we go carry…
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Cameroon Tops Global List of Neglected Displacement Crises, Says Report
Cameroon is facing the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a recent report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).…
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