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Adamawa Farmers Bury Their Dead as Old Conflicts Flare Again
The midday sun blazed over Bare village, but the heat that lingered in the air was nothing compared to the…
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Widowed by Boko Haram, Swept by Floods, but She Refused to Sink
The 300 metres separating Aisha Ali’s new house from the old farmhouse may seem short, but it represents the long…
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Shrinking Water Sources Stir Farmer-Herder Tensions in Adamawa CommunityÂ
Bello Gambur dreads going to the stream before 2 p.m. Every morning, he leaves home with a herd of over…
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Boko Haram is Tracking and Assassinating Defectors in Nigeria’s North East. Here’s HowÂ
His past refused to let go. When Kakana renounced allegiance to Boko Haram in 2021, he returned home hoping to…
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In Borno, IDPs Confront New Difficulties after Escaping Boko Haram
Earlier this year, Ya Jalo Mustapha stayed with her two sons, Ali and Bor, in Njimiya, a village in Sambisa…
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What’s Left of Benue State’s Deserted Communities?
The paths that lead home are now silent. But it wasn’t always like that. Years ago, weekdays in Tse Torkula…
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Reformed Gangs Are Becoming the Guardians of Peace in Maiduguri
Ngomari Costine has a terrible reputation. The area, in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, is filled with delinquent youth popularly referred to…
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A Text Message Is the Bridge Between Peace and Violence in Cross River
On a Sunday evening in March this year, Akiba Ekpeyong, a community leader in Akpap-Okoyong, received a text message that…
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Khartoum Was Home Until It Wasn’t
When conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) had reached its peak in early…
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What Happened to Gallari’s 42 Men After 12 Years in Military Detention?
Before his arrest 12 years ago, Ahmadu Gujja was a strong man in his mid-20s and his family’s breadwinner. Life…
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