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She Lost Three Children Before The War, And Then It Took All That Was Left
Yagana Mamanaye’s life was complete, and then it wasn’t. She had everything she wanted. A home that embraced her. A…
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Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”
The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat…
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Worsening Humanitarian Crises Hindering Efforts To End Child Marriages
Armed violence, conflict, poverty and climate-related shocks are blocking progress on progressive attempts to end the marriage of young girls…
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Victims Of Damaturu Bombing Share Painful Experiences 7 Years On
Muslims were preparing to gather for the late afternoon prayer in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria, on Feb.…
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After Being Kidnapped By Terrorists In Zamfara, Aisha Returned Home To A Different Life
Aisha Mustapha’s life was not very different from any other young girl in Tungar-Bido village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria. She…
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One Woman’s Journey From Displacement To Resettlement In Northeast Nigeria
Years ago, when Yakura Kumshe first arrived in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, as a woman displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency…
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Excess Water From Dams Increases Severity Of Floods In Adamawa
“Our children no longer go to school because either the school has been submerged by the flood or it is…
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A Problematic Drainage Project Increases Flood Risk To A Community In Northeast Nigeria
“Is this a wall or drainage? I don’t know” said Yafati Ali. Yafati Ali was reacting to a drainage and…
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Flood Erodes Kano Farmlands As Reports Show Bleaker Future Across States
Ubale Tsoho was eager for harvest day. To ensure everything was okay on his farmland on the outskirts of Burji,…
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Disappearing Trees: A Glimpse Into Adamawa’s Deforestation Problem
The indiscriminate cutting down of trees in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa contributes to a pyramid of environmental and economic…
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