Development
HumAngle’s Development Desk monitors the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.
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How Nigerians Absorb the Cost of Delayed Digital Payments
On a hot Tuesday afternoon in Yola, Adamawa State, in northeastern Nigeria, 32-year-old Fidelis Mbai walked to a point-of-sale (POS)…
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Panic Grips DRC after Nine Ebola Patients Flee Treatment Centre
There is growing anxiety among residents after nine Ebola virus patients escaped from a treatment centre in the Ituri province…
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Novena University Students Stranded after Getting Scholarship Through the Back Door
With ₦2.759 million standing between Pious Umokoro* and graduation, his dream of building a better life for himself hangs in…
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The Invisible Data Trail Behind Everyday Life in Nigeria
Even before the first naira changes hands or the first customer calls, Musa Lekki reaches for his phone. It is…
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Cholera Hits a Resettled Borno Community Still Struggling to Recover
When the first three people fell sick on Thursday, June 11, residents of Doron Baga were unsure what was happening.…
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Children Scavenging Through Dumpsites in Chad Amid Economic Hardship
In the heart of N’Djamena, the capital city of Chad, children aged 10 to 13 scour the streets, scavenging through…
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Inside Nigeria’s Tedious Paths to Harmonised Digital Identity Systems
Jadon John keeps a diary in which he records reference numbers for government-mandated registrations. Based in Jimeta, a commercial district…
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Photo Essay: World Day Against Child Labour
With this year’s theme as ‘Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults’, the campaign…
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Floods Hit Cameroon’s Capital After Heavy Rains
Several communities in Cameroon’s national capital, Yaounde, have been submerged after days of torrential rain, making life difficult for residents.…
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Shrinking Lake Threatens Livelihoods in Adamawa Amid Poor Management
“Life was good back then. We had everything in abundance.” When Jummai Usman says this, she is anchoring herself to…
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