Development
HumAngle’s Development Desk monitors the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals.
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Displaced And Neglected (2): “How We Ended Up In Lagos Monkey Village”
Ten years ago, shortly after her husband’s death, Sola Joseph, 49, popularly referred to as ‘Iya Sango’, left Ipokia in…
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Drought, Conflict Heighten Malnutrition Risks In Niger Republic, Northwest Nigeria
Extreme drought, poor harvests, and displacement are causing starvation and malnutrition that threaten children’s survival in the Maradi, South-central Niger…
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MSF Begins Intervention To Stop Infant Mortality In Northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi State
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a programme to provide support for children in Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria…
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Poor Parenting Endangering Kano’s Next Generation
“Please help me with what to eat,” a boy of about 10, peering through the windows of cars stuck in…
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#COVID19: Africa Is Experiencing Longest-Running Decline Of Infections – WHO
Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) infections since the onset of the pandemic, the…
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Displaced And Neglected (1): Lagos’ Monkey Village Evictees Have Nowhere Else To Go
The air around Odeniran slum in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is dominated by a stinking smell from a mountainous refuse…
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Fish Traders Get Boost To Resume Business In Lake Chad
The 13-year-old Boko Haram insurgency had not only caused mass displacement of people but also disrupted their means of livelihood,…
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Water Scarcity Hits Borno’s Gubio IDP Camp
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gubio camp, near Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria have lamented the shortage of water supply.…
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#DapchiAbduction: The Dapchi Girls’ Dashed Hopes Of Education, Empowerment
Somewhere in Jumbam, a town five kilometres away from Dapchi, northeastern Nigeria, a school stands with broken gates. One end…
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Keeping Up With The Chibok Girls: Chasing Dreams, Battling Discrimination, Dropping Out
Over the course of two days, nine girls converge in a tiny hotel room in Yola. As a group, they…
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