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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#OrluIsBleeding: Nigerian Soldiers Allegedly Open Fire On Civilians In Southeast
Several people were killed on Sunday, April 17, 2022, as Nigerian soldiers were said to have opened fire on residents…
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MNJTF Lists 4 ISWAP Commanders Among 100 Terrorists Killed Around Lake Chad
At least four known top commanders of the Islamic State affiliate in West Africa, ISWAP, were counted amongst the over…
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Widowed By ‘Bandits’ (3): The Agony Of Losing One’s Wife To Terrorists
The blazing midday sun shone relentlessly on our reporter as he navigated through the dusty, bumpy road leading to Yanbuki.…
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#DapchiAbduction: The Dapchi Girls’ Dashed Hopes Of Education, Empowerment
Somewhere in Jumbam, a town five kilometres away from Dapchi, northeastern Nigeria, a school stands with broken gates. One end…
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Northwest Remains Most Dangerous Region With 1103 Deaths In First Quarter Of 2022
A total of 1,103 deaths were recorded in Nigeria’s restive northwest in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing other regions,…
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Russian Mercenaries Accused Of Robbery, Arson And Murder In Central African Republic
At least 20 people were reported killed between Monday and Tuesday April 11 and 12, 2022 by Russian mercenaries of…
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Residents Flee DR Congo Town After ADF Rebels Kill 32 People
One week after suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) movement attacked Masambo town in the Ruwenzori sector of…
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Ugandan Soldiers Attack Civilians In North Kivu, DR Congo
A young Democratic Republic of Congo civilian was shot dead and another wounded on Monday, April 11 evening, during an…
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Exclusion Of Women In Deradicalisation Programmes Is Counter Productive
Dr Fatima Akilu, a psychologist and expert in countering violent extremism, has identified societal gender dynamics and uneven participation of…
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Terror Kingpin Gives 14-Day Ultimatum, Threatens 300 Deaths In Zamfara
A terror leader known as Nasanda has threatened to avenge the death of his wife, her uncle, and aunt by…
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