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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Russian Mercenaries Kill UPC Fighters In Central African Republic
At least two members of the Unite pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) rebel movement were killed on Monday, April…
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MINUSCA Begins Removal Of Landmines In Bambari, Central Africa Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) says it has started demining operations in…
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A Father And Daughter Went Missing, Then Worse Things Happened
The night Amina Amodu, 60, thought would mark the end of one lingering tragedy ushered in the beginning of yet…
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Nigeria’s Frosty Interest In Private Military Contractors
Nigeria appears to have an appetite for foreign military contractors, but agreements with them are often limited to training and…
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Multiple People Wounded In Northeast Nigeria Explosion
At least nine people were wounded when an explosion occurred in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State in Northeast Nigeria,…
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Niger State Government Insists No Children Killed In Air Force Raid
The Niger State Government, North-central Nigeria on Friday April 22, 2022, dismissed the claim by Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA)…
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Residents Live In Fear After Soldiers’ Clash With IPOB In Southeast Nigeria
Since ‘IPOB militants’ killed Aloysious Okolie on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, his wife, Ngozi, 50, has struggled to take care…
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Plateau Attacks Indicate Fresh Wave Of Terror In North-central Nigeria
The recent attacks and killing of over 100 people in about 10 communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Area…
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The Rise And Fall Of Boko Haram’s Sambisa Settlements As Seen Through Satellite Images
Publicly available satellite images and open-source information provide a valuable breadth of view into Boko Haram’s expansion and cat-and-mouse game…
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ISWAP Claims Deadly Bombing In Northeast Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that killed several people at a…
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