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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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As AI-powered drone systems are increasingly deployed in war theatres across Sub-Saharan Africa, people already terrorised take the fall for terrorists amid a growing trend of military misfires. HumAngle has travelled across Nigeria, Mali, and Ethiopia to document how AI systems are being integrated into defence and national security. The curious cases of drone misfires are worse in Mali, where a military government enforces an eerie, heavy silence on civilians caught up in the crossfire of the state’s flawed intelligence during air raids.
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A comment from one of our readers on our story, uncovering the plight of the people of Murbai, said, “For the coverage of the most remote stories in Nigeria, HumAngle continues to deliver.”

This resonates with our mission at HumAngle, which is to uncover truth and document realities that might otherwise go unnoticed.

So, we are asking you, support a newsroom you can trust to deliver from the remote parts of Africa.
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For terrorists to demand a ransom of motorcycles, they need a middleman.

This is how Ciroma Ade became part of the ransom network in Northern Nigeria. Families whose loved ones have been abducted turn to middlemen like him, and he sources for the specific brand of these war machines.

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“My wife and six of my children thought they were safe. They posed no threat and had no connection to any armed group,” Ahmadu sobs, wiping away his tears. “Since that day, I have lived with constant pain and deep anger toward the Malian military. My heart is broken.” The woes that befell the Amasrakad village were compounded by the state-backed narrative that followed. After the deadly drone strike, the official media narrative seemed skewed, claiming victory over “terrorist elements” without acknowledging that defenceless civilians, including children, were indeed incinerated during the bombing.
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The third quarter of 2026 ended in September, and according to the #HumAngleTracker, the month recorded 221 fatalities and a kidnapping score of 242.

These fatalities are concentrated in Nigeria's North West, and we saw a rise in the number of people being kidnapped in Sokoto and Zamfara.

Here are the figures: https://t.co/9K35tPiNxy

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When the state’s uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) emitted fire from the sky during a counterterrorism operation in Gao, it killed Ahmadu’s entire family and seven other unarmed locals. The bombing was delivered summarily; only that it fell on the wrong targets, survivors say, noting that the incident has reduced the settlement to a ghost of itself.

Two years later, only human wreckage is left in the village of Amasrakad, bombarded by the Malian junta in the name of destroying terrorists.
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Her son has died, and her daughter, Hafsah, is seemingly missing. Where is Hafsah?

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Life is a boring place for Ahmadu Bayou*.

He’s alone and lonely after losing his wife and six children to a remote-controlled drone strike in the village of Amasrakad in Mali’s Gao region. That evening, on March 17, 2024, children’s laughter had dissolved the neighbourhood’s serenity. The villagers had retired into their clustered homes when the country’s air raiders struck, turning the civilian settlement into a kill zone.
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Wani sabon bincike da HumAngle ta gudanar na tsawon watanni uku ya gano cewa ƙungiyoyin Boko Haram da ISWAP da ke aiyukan ta'addanci a Arewa maso Gabashin Najeriya da yankin Tafkin Chadi har yanzu suna da karfin yin yaki da kuma tarawa da shugabantar mabiyansu!

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In 2024, Ahmadu Bayou lost his wife and all six of his children to a remote-controlled drone strike in the village of Amasrakad, Mali.

Supported by the @pulitzercenter, HumAngle interviewed survivors of drone attacks in the junta-led state, where affected locals are forced to mourn in silence.

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AI-powered drone systems are increasingly deployed in war theatres across Sub-Saharan Africa, and people already terrorised take the fall for terrorists.

Supported by the @pulitzercenter, HumAngle travelled to Mali to document the human cost of these AI systems and how the military government enforces an eerie, heavy silence on civilians.

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Playing Politics with Lives: The AI-Assisted Drone Wars Under Mali’s Junta

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Read full investigation: https://t.co/Vks9Y0x6WC

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In this audio, you can hear Abubakar Shekau, former Boko Haram leader, complain that members were reproducing too much and engaging in “iskanci.”

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Read full investigation: https://t.co/Vks9Y0x6WC

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The goal is simple: impactful journalism.

HumAngle is determined to tell those challenging and underreported stories, with the aim of helping the people impacted by these conflicts find the safety and security they deserve.

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Hours later, some residents in Geroji also launched a reprisal attack on Mbamnga, resulting in the deaths of eight people and the destruction of houses and other property. HumAngle obtained and reviewed graphic images and videos showing several people lying in pools of their blood after being hacked to death.

With 17 people reported killed across the two communities that night, several residents began to flee towards neighbouring Cameroon for safety.
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Ardo’s younger brother was returning to Geroji that evening when he was ambushed along Mbamnga. “We took the corpse and buried him close to where he was killed and then returned to my house to mourn.

Then around 8:30 p.m., some people entered my house and started burning everything and also killing cattle. It was all at once,” he recounted.
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Police officers took the suspect away for questioning, and the residents dispersed. By evening, however, attackers set fire to homes, cattle, and other valuables in Geroji. Ardo said his younger brother was killed in the violence; eight other people also died in the attack on the settlement.
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When residents rushed to respond to Adama’s alarm, they caught the suspect a few metres from the scene. Ardo Nuhu, a herder who lives in Geroji, a herders’ settlement near Mbamnga, said, “I personally handed him over to the police.”

Although the residents HumAngle spoke with did not identify the suspect, they said he was a newcomer to the area.
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