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Features
‘Yan Daba: The Local Gangs Terrorising Kano Neighbourhoods
A blow to the back, a stab in the face, and then … darkness, a total void with deafening silence. …
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Human Rights
The Fight Against Boko Haram Leaves A Trail Of Ruin And Ashes
Zara Goni remembers. It was a Wednesday in June 2014, around 8 a.m. Her people had scuttled indoors when they…
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Armed Violence
Residents Of Sokoto Village In Agonising Wait After Almajiri Children’s Abduction
It was late Saturday evening, a little after 5 p.m. Umaru Tsoho, 57, sat on a broken piece of mudbrick,…
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Armed Violence
Kuriga: The Many Attacks That Culminated Into A Mass Abduction In A Kaduna Community
The door-to-door toting of guns in Kuriga started as far back as 2011. “We have had at least 15 attacks,”…
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Displacement & Migration
When IDPs Vote: Conflict Chipping Away At Political Freedom Where It Matters Most
On the eve of Nigeria’s last presidential election, around 4 p.m., Ibrahim Hassan wore one of his finest clothes, grabbed…
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Features
What Happens To The Abducted And Forgotten?
She was standing by a stove outside her captor’s tent, holding a bowl from which she was supposed to fry…
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Features
When Humanitarian Aid Trickles To A Drop
It was 12:22 p.m., and Sahura Abdullahi was scraping the bark of Bishiryar Aduwa, a tree in front of the…
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Armed Violence
Earthquake, Terror Attacks, Coups … 10 Of Africa’s Most Fatal Incidents In 2023
The world has become less peaceful in recent years. With conflict-related deaths increasing by 96 per cent and escalating in…
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News
HumAngle’s Top 10 Atypical Stories Of The Year
1. The Buni Yadi Tragedy: When The Boys Came In January 2023, we started to publish a series of reports…
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News
MSF Reduces Medical Team In Zamfara Over Renewed Attacks
A resurgence of terrorist attacks has forced Medicins san Frontieres (MSF), a medical humanitarian group, to partially shut down its…
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