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Borno Communities Fear Repeat Floods as Alau Dam Remains Unrepaired
Every weekday, 38-year-old Fatima Musa grips her son’s hand as they step onto a makeshift bridge in Fori, a community…
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Displaced People with Disabilities Face Severe Struggles in Borno Camps
About an hour after dawn, Kaka Adam, 45, braces for another day of struggle. He sits quietly outside his small…
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Injured, Ignored, and Intimidated: The Cost of Speaking Out In NYSC Camp
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he…
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Forced to Flee Boko Haram, Children Found Education in North East Nigeria
Fatima Mohammed Kyari was seven years old in 2014 when Boko Haram attacked her village, Mallam Fatori, in Abadam Local…
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A School in North East Nigeria is Helping Children Overcome Insurgency Trauma
The school premises buzz with energy; laughter rings out, pencils glide across paper, and feet stomp rhythmically in dance. Beaming…
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Daily Kidnappings Plague Resettled Communities in Lake Chad Region
As Mallami Abadam cast his final net on the evening of Feb. 3, he was ready to call it a…
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Scars of War (II): The Young Lives Torn Apart by Boko Haram
When Boko Haram stormed Bama town in Borno, northeastern Nigeria, on Sept. 2, 2014, seven-year-old Rahama Haruna Maibale and five-year-old…
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Scars of War (I): Children Caught in Nigeria’s Boko Haram Conflict Battle Trauma
In 2009, 15-year-old Abba Kyari had just finished his final exams for junior secondary school and travelled to Mafoni Ward…
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Hundreds Stranded as US Aid Suspension Shuts Healthcare Centres in Nigeria’s Conflict Areas
In Konduga, a rural community in Borno, northeastern Nigeria, a healthcare facility run by Family Health International (FHI360) previously treated…
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Breaking Barriers: How Community-Driven School Brings Hope to Northeastern Nigeria
After finishing secondary school, 19-year-old Fatima Umar faced opposition from her father, who was against her plans to continue her…
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