Environment & Climate Change
HumAngle’s Climate Desk researches, evaluates information about climate change, its characteristics, causes and impacts, and ways to mitigate it.
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Losses, Lamentations as Drought Ravages Farming Communities in Taraba
Felix Yupenda depends entirely on his harvests to sustain his family. He is a local farmer in Wukari, Taraba State,…
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Four Dead, Families Displaced as Flood Ravages Cameroon’s Adamawa Region
Authorities in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon have called for vigilance and better urban planning to avoid future disasters following…
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Disappearing Migration Routes Fueling Farmer-Herder Violence in Northern Nigeria
Bello Ardo still remembers how they were sent away from Dapchi, a town in Yobe State, North East Nigeria. It…
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Climate and Conflict Are Straining Minds in Nigeria’s North EastÂ
Kaka Ali once came close to ending his life. The 27-year-old farmer, displaced by conflict in North East Nigeria, said…
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Civilians, Gov’ts on The Losing End As Gold Smuggling Booms in Africa
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nasiru Adamu has a toxic relationship with terrorists operating in Zamfara, a…
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From Elephants to Warthogs: The Shadow Wildlife Trade Financing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Under a tea seller’s makeshift shade in the Molai community in Borno…
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Farmers in Northeastern Nigeria Are Beating Climate, Economic Hardships with Solar Irrigation
At dawn, Hayin Gada awakens with the quiet hum of labour. A sloping stretch of farmland beyond the Numan Bridge…
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Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: A Blessing or a Curse for Local Communities?
The Kebbi State Government, under the leadership of Nasir Idris, recently announced that some Chinese investors will set up a…
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Buried Wealth, Stolen Futures: The Hidden Costs of Artisanal Mining in Borno
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… One Friday afternoon in January, I was led to the Dogon Daji…
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Central African Republic Soldiers Arrest Cameroonian Loggers for ‘Illicit Occupation’
The Central African Republic (CAR) soldiers arrested 16 Cameroonians allegedly caught amid illegal logging in the country’s forest on Feb.…
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