Alamin Umar

Al’amin Umar is a climate journalist with HumAngle Media, focusing on the human cost of climate change and conflict. His reporting focuses on the complex intersections of environmental change, conflict, and sustainability efforts. A graduate in Mass Communication from the University of Maiduguri, Al’amin is also passionate about African history and culture.

Featured

Alamin UmarFebruary 10, 2025
1,588

Ransom Payments Fuel Terrorism and Exploitation in Nigeria’s Vulnerable Communities

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The young man was in anguish when he spoke. He had spent…
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Armed Violence

Alamin UmarFebruary 5, 2025
1,096

UN Urges Swift Action to Protect Women Amid Worsening Crisis in DR Congo

The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, with women and girls…
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Analyses

Alamin UmarFebruary 1, 2025
1,812

DR Congo: Children, Women Bear the Brunt of Escalating Conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has plunged deeper into crisis following the occupation of Goma, the capital of North…
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Environment & Climate Change

Alamin UmarJanuary 31, 2025
2,119

The Struggles of Borno’s Loggers Amid Deforestation and Official Extortion

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… He stood in the doorway, dressed in a grey, faded kaftan worn…
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News

Alamin UmarJanuary 30, 2025
1,393

Sudan’s War Drives Nearly One Million People into Chad Amidst Humanitarian Crisis

Despite experiencing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, aid remains underfunded in Sudan, leaving millions without essential protection,…
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Armed Violence

Alamin UmarDecember 30, 2024
3,934

ISWAP’s ‘Tax’ System is Bleeding Farmers Dry in Northeastern Nigeria

Kaka Ali gripped the worn handle of his hoe with both hands, his fingers curling tightly around the smooth wood.…
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News

Alamin UmarDecember 19, 2024
3,503

Displaced Women in Cameroon Face Land Access Crisis Amid Violence and Climate Change—NRC

Displaced people in Mayo-Tsanaga, Logone-et-Chari, and Mayo-Sava divisions of the Far North region of Cameroon are forced to cultivate low-quality,…
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News

Alamin UmarDecember 9, 2024
4,042

US Ambassador Calls for Strengthened Healthcare, Accountability, and Human Rights to Drive Nigeria’s Sustainable Development

Progress in healthcare, anti-corruption, and human rights is essential to Nigeria’s growth, according to Ambassador Richard M. Mills, the U.S.…
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News

Alamin UmarDecember 8, 2024
3,838

Rising Malnutrition in Northwest Nigeria: MSF Warns of Worsening Crisis

The malnutrition crisis ravaging children in northwestern Nigeria has reached “extremely critical” levels, with over 30 per cent of under-five…
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Armed Violence

Alamin UmarDecember 5, 2024
4,013

Farmers and Fishers in Nigeria’s North Caught between State and Non-state Attacks

The call connected after a few rings, and his voice emerged, low and steady over the soft hum of mourners…
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