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M23, FARDC Clash At DR Congo Border With Rwanda
A fight broke out on Tuesday, May 24, between the DR Congo national army, FARDC, and rebels of the March…
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AU Commission Chairperson Urges Armed Groups In DR Congo To Join Peace Process
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday, May 24, called on rebels of the March…
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Armed Violence
Nigerians React As Husband Of Woman Gruesomely Murdered By Terrorists In Anambra Shares Experience
Many Nigerians on social media have condemned the murder of a woman and her four children by terrorists suspected to…
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UNICEF Winds Up Skill Acquisition Program For Displaced Women, Girls In Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday, May 23, said young women and girls constituted the highest percentage of…
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Displacement & Migration
Over 500 Cameroonian Refugees Crossed To Nigeria In April – UNHCR
Reports by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) indicate that over 500 Cameroonian women, men, and children have arrived in Nigeria…
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Armed Violence
Locals Stand To Gain As Lake Chad’s Military Alliance Steps Up War Against Insurgents
The Lake Chad countries’ Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is making inroads as ground and amphibious forces backed by air…
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Armed Violence
Many Vacate Anambra Communities As Terrorists Kill Mother, Children
Many non-indigenes living in communities in the Orumba and Onocha Local Government Areas of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, have vacated…
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Armed Violence
DR Congo, Kenyan Delegates Meet Representatives Of Armed Groups In South Kivu
A meeting to find a lasting solution to the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was held on…
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Armed Violence
Many Rwandan Civilians Injured As Rockets Fired From DR Congo Fall In Musanze District
The Rwandan Government says many of its civilians were wounded by rocket fire coming from across its border with the…
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Armed Violence
Explosive Weapons Responsible For 59 Civilian Casualties In April 2022- Report
Explosive weapons caused 59 civilian casualties in Nigeria including at least six children in April 2022, according to a report…
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ISWAP Terrorists Kill 45 Farmers In Fresh Attack On Northeast Nigeria Village
Residents of Rann, a remote border village in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, said they had by noon Monday, May 23,…
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#AK9Train: Abductors Threaten To Kill Victims In 7 Days If FG Fails To Meet Demands
The abductors of over 60 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022, have threatened to kill their…
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UPC Rebels Attack Central African Republic Soldiers’ Position, Kill 6
Soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, that were stationed in Digui situated 42 km from Bambari near…
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7 ADF Rebels, 2 DR Congo Soldiers Die In Mwenda Clash On Saturday
The DR Congo national army, FARDC, says its troops killed seven rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Saturday,…
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Armed Violence
UN Accuses M23 Rebels Of Attacking Peacekeeping Forces In DR Congo
The United Nations says rebels of the M23 movement “deliberately attacked Blue Helmets” (UN forces) in eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Continued Insecurity In Northeastern Nigeria Cripples Food Production- FAO
The protracted insurgency in northeastern Nigeria continues to affect food production in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, causing socio-economic losses…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Ambush Police Patrol Van, Kill 2 Along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road
Two police officers died, and five others sustained injuries after a Nigeria Police patrol van in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria,…
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Armed Violence
Kairu: Terrorists Evict Thousands In Zamfara Community For Failing To Meet Demands
A terror group has evicted thousands of residents from Kairu community, Bukuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Northwest…
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Aftermath Of Abuja’s Dei Dei Violence And Why It May Happen Again
On Wednesday, May 18, an accident involving a motorcycle and a trailer led to the death of five persons, vandalisation…
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Police Confirms Intercepting Car With Explosive Materials, Arms in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force, Kano Command, has confirmed the interception of a car loaded with explosive materials and other weapons…
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Analysis
Nigerian News Websites Continue To Face Massive Cyber Attacks For Holding Authorities Accountable
Hours after HumAngle published a report that forensic analysis showed that videos showing the killing of protesters at the Lekki…
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11 Central African Republic Soldiers, 2 Rebels Die In Nzako Clash
Eleven soldiers of the Central African Republic national army, FACA, and two rebels of the Alliance des Forces pour la…
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DRC Gov’t Promises Hard Times For Unrepentant Armed Groups
The Democratic Republic of Congo says rebel groups that do not adhere to current peace initiatives would be hit very…
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Fact-check
Factcheck: Road Crashes Not Reason For ‘Almost 80%’ Of Deaths In Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a tweet on Wednesday, May 18, that nearly four-fifths of deaths in…
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Armed Violence
Attacks, Looting Of Schools Leave Children Without Access To Education In DRC
Attacks and looting carried out by armed groups has left 222 pupils of Jida Primary School in Democratic Republic of…
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Armed Violence
#AK9: Abuja-Kaduna Train Services Resumption Postponed As Lawyers Sue NRC, AGF
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has postponed the planned resumption of train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route even…
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Displacement & Migration
Over 1,000 Africans Died Of Drowning, Dehydration During Migration – IOM Report
A report from the International Organisation For Migration (IOM) has revealed that drowning and dehydration are responsible for the death…
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Fact-check
Factcheck: Discrepancies In Nigeria Police’s Stolen, Recovered Vehicles Data
The latest figures from the Nigerian government regarding the number of vehicles stolen and then recovered by law enforcement officers…
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Kaduna’s Q1 Security Report Shows Terrorism Is Now Endemic In State Capital
Kaduna State’s first quarter security report for 2022 shows that Kaduna Central tops list of deaths due to terrorism at…
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DR Congo Soldiers, M23 Rebels Clash In North Kivu
After a lull of several weeks, fierce fighting resumed on Thursday, May 19 between the DR Congo national army, FARDC…
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