Displacement & Migration
HumAngle’s Displacement and Migration Desk features a weekly and monthly release of analysed insecurity-related data, with a special focus on killings and abductions.
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Kirawa: A Borno Community Expected Rain, But Bullets Fell Instead
Kirawa residents were expecting rain on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, when, guns blazing, Boko Haram stormed their town. It was…
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As It Rains Heavily In Borno, IDPs Lose Their Homes Again
On Sept. 1, Hadiza Umaru Ali, a displaced and single mother of seven in Maiduguri went out to sell bean…
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Oworonshoki Demolition: Agonies Of Internally Displaced Persons In Lagos
Many thought it would never happen. “Why would they have to demolish our houses for no reason?” said Omowumi Soliu…
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Landowners Evict Unofficial Displaced People’s Camp In Nigeria’s Borno State
Zanna Rebo Boderi is worried for his people. He and his family are among thousands who have been ordered off…
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Izombe: The Violence Turning Imo Community Into A Ghost Town
Residents of an oil bearing community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo, South East Nigeria are living in fear…
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Displaced People In Nigeria’s Borno State Are Being ‘Re-Displaced’
Jumai Musa could not control her emotions when she got news that she must vacate her makeshift home. Eight years…
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Why It Is Important To ‘Center’ The Rights And Priorities Of Women During Humanitarian Response
In commemoration of World Refugee Day celebrated on Tuesday, June 20, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous said…
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The Struggles Of Northern Nigeria’s Milkmaids
From childhood, Hafsatu Muhammed’s future was set – she would become a milkmaid. Being Fulani, Hafsatu came from a nomadic…
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African Migrants Dream Of America, But The Road Is Strewn With Corpses
Lost on a jungle trail, all on her own, Aliah Atebo had been left behind by her travelling companions, a…
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Over 200,000 Sudanese Flee to Neighboring Countries as War Continues
As the war in Sudan rages on, the United Nations has estimated that over 200,000 Sudanese have fled to neighbouring…
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