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.

Armed Violence

Alamin UmarDecember 5, 2024
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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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News

Alamin UmarNovember 27, 2024
1,077

HumAngle Investigation Shines at West Africa Journalism Awards Ceremony

A HumAngle investigation, authored by Kúnlé Adébàjò, was announced runner-up of the Best Fact-check category in West Africa category at…
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Analyses

Alamin UmarNovember 22, 2024
1,193

Over 25 Million Face Hunger in Sudan Amid Global Inaction

Sudan is on the brink of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster as ongoing conflict plunges the North African nation into unprecedented…
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News

Alamin UmarNovember 14, 2024
1,058

HumAngle Report Wins Global Journalism Award

An investigation published by HumAngle has won the Kavli Science Awards, organised by the American Association for the Advancement of…
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Analyses

Ibrahim AdeyemiMansir MuhammedAlamin UmarNovember 12, 2024
5,216

Mapping the Dangerous Enclaves of Lakurawa Terrorists in North West Nigeria

Authorities in Sokoto called them a new terrorist group, even though they had existed for more than six years. When…
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Analyses

Alamin UmarUsman Bashir AbubakarNovember 10, 2024
1,735

Leveraging COP 29 for Climate Actions in Nigeria’s Frontline Communities

Aja Bukar had just returned from his farm when we met him at his home in Auno, a small village…
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Analyses

Alamin UmarUsman Bashir AbubakarOctober 31, 2024
2,046

The Unseen Costs of Maiduguri’s e-Waste Recycling Market

It was a cold Tuesday morning in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria. Shop apprentices, owners, and traders were opening their businesses in…
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Features

Alamin UmarOctober 21, 2024
2,315

Floods, Famine, and Fear: The Battle for Food Security in Nigeria’s North East

The call connected us across the distance. His voice, heavy with frustration and loss, filled the silence. “The floodwaters washed…
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Humanitarian Crises

Alamin UmarOctober 15, 2024
4,969

Rising Malnutrition in Lake Chad Region Amid Climate Change, Conflict – ICRC

Food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria has reached alarming levels, with severe malnutrition rates surging as communities battle the devastating effects…
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Human Rights

Alamin UmarSeptember 26, 2024
3,284

Police Harassment Claims Force Closure of Paintball Arena in Nigeria’s Keffi

It was a calm June evening in Keffi, North-central Nigeria. The last rays of the setting sun bathed Mairamri Arena,…
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