Extremism
HumAngle’s Extremism Desk coordinates investigations into, among other issues, online recruitments, homegrown and transnational radicalisation, terrorist and extremist propaganda, and the dark web.
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Jihadists’ Rivalry In The Sahel Is Good News For Counterinsurgency Efforts
Members of two prominent jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel region, the Jama’atu Nusratil Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic…
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From Boko Haram Combatant To Peace Advocate: Chilling Story Of A Female Fighter
Five young women embarked on a one-way journey from a remote location not far away from the Sambisa forest area,…
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How Does It Feel To Be A Parent Whose Sons Joined Boko Haram?
Given the chance to turn back time, Yagana Mohammed would have wished to go back a decade and pay closer…
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Terrorists Attack Police, Claim 3 Lives In Zamfara State
Suspected Ansaru terrorists attacked a police checkpoint near the village of Gidan Giye (Kwanoni) in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA)…
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Mozambique Grapples With Escalating Violence As Terror Attacks Persist
Members of the Islamic State’s affiliate in Mozambique have continued to wreak havoc in the rural areas of the coastal…
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Jihadist Groups Remain Active In Niger Republic Despite New Military Leadership
Following the recent military junta’s seizure of power and the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum in the Niger Republic, the…
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Casualty Figures Show Africa Is Centre Of Islamic State Operations
Africa continues to suffer in the hands of Jihadists; the Islamic State has claimed more victims in the continent than…
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What Goes On In The Mind Of A Terrorist Woman?
Mariam’s story is different in many ways. She has had no experience of abduction or forceful radicalisation. She has always…
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The Dark World Of Jihadist Propaganda Channels On Telegram
Following the crackdown on Ansaru jihadist accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp in Feb. 2023, the group has shifted its operations…
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Kenyan Pastor Asked His Followers To Starve Themselves To Death. They Obeyed.
Kenyan evangelical pastor Paul Mackenzie (also spelt Makenzi) convinced hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death in hopes…
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