/Human Angle/ We are a media platform committed to the insightful and objective coverage of Africa’s conflict, humanitarian, and development issues.
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In five years, HumAngle has become a powerhouse for truth seekers, journalists, and storytellers who dare to ask the hard questions.
As we mark our anniversary, here is how far we have come and how far we are willing to go.
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Inspiration: Nigerian Major General’s Death in Terrorist Captivity Highlights Worsening Insecurity
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A retired Nigerian general (Major General Rabe Abubakar) abducted with his wife on a Katsina road has died in terrorist captivity after two weeks of failed negotiations. This marks a major escalation in the multifaceted insecurity plaguing the country.
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Nigerian Major General’s Death in Terrorist Captivity Highlights Worsening Insecurity
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For women especially, the living conditions were harsh. There were no bathrooms. To relieve themselves, they went behind the mountain. Sanitary pads were unavailable, so women improvised with headscarves during their menstrual periods.
Watch the latest episode of #VOV here: youtu.be/S76KAONKVtc
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Amid the ongoing armed violence, farmers are among the worst hit as terrorist attacks disrupt farming activities, despite being subjected to extortion payments to armed groups.
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Zamfara Farmers Displaced Despite Paying Millions to Terrorists in ‘Farming Tax’
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Did you know that #ISWAP has a weekly newsletter? It is called Al-Naba.
When Abu Al-Minuki, a top commander, was killed, it was sent out to boost the morale of the group.
Also, in its 550th episode titled “Africa Between Yesterday and Today”, it addressed the group's questions of migration.
We analysed both newsletters here: humanglemedia.com/iswap-used…
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There is currently a 2-year old girl in Boko Haram captivity in northeastern Nigeria, abducted during the Ngoshe attack. There are also 7-year olds and 10-year-olds.
HumAngle has confirmed that one of the victims has been forcefully married off to one of the terrorists.
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Analysis: Journalism Ethics under Fire.
In this @HumAngle_ article, founder @A_Salkida dissects the ethical dilemma reporters face while covering conflict.
Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for May 👇 twp.ai/4hqVI3]
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This article is worth the read. Every Nigerian should read this!!!
Jun 12
“Before we go out, we would prepare. They’d mobilise 100 to 200 fighters, give them arms, and say, ‘We are going out to wage a holy war’. Then we would charge into military barracks,” he tells HumAngle curtly. “I believe we were deceived by our masters because they don’t practice what they preach and twist religious verses to suit their evil acts and intentions.”
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HumAngle's latest interactive story, which you can read here: interactive3.humanglemedia.c…, proves that we are a newsroom dedicated to pushing the bounds of interactive storytelling.
This is the kind of journalism your support makes possible: support.humanglemedia.com/
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As the world marks Global Day Against Child Labour, HumAngle compiled this photo esssy to highlight the experiences of children who are actively engaged in hard labour in some parts of northeastern Nigeria.
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“Before we go out, we would prepare. They’d mobilise 100 to 200 fighters, give them arms, and say, ‘We are going out to wage a holy war’. Then we would charge into military barracks,” he tells HumAngle curtly. “I believe we were deceived by our masters because they don’t practice what they preach and twist religious verses to suit their evil acts and intentions.”
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HumAngle's latest interactive story, which you can read here: interactive3.humanglemedia.c…, proves that we are a newsroom dedicated to pushing the bounds of interactive storytelling.
This is the kind of journalism your support makes possible: support.humanglemedia.com/
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Are the terrorist deserters genuinely seeking redemption or only trying to survive? For months – between November 2025 and May 2026 – HumAngle probed the complexities of the former insurgents’ lives, documenting their journeys from the past to the present, their struggles to become civilians again, their secret frontline deals with the military, and the fragile peace their reintegration poses to the civilian population.
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In 2009, when Boko Haram went underground before re-emerging in 2010, Goni was already a 12-year-old. Too young and naive to ask questions, he and dozens of children followed their tutor to join the insurgent group that would later destabilise Nigeria.
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After devastating communities and claiming lives, these former #BokoHaram fighters say they are seeking peace and redemption.
HumAngle interviewed several terrorist deserters whose idea of redemption means switching sides.
Take a look: humanglemedia.com/seeking-re…
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Seeking Redemption, Spurring Terror: The Curious Lives of Former Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria
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In 2024, HumAngle revealed how terrorists on TikTok displayed the ransom money they collected, promising financial incentives to followers and requesting for their account details.
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