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Nigeria Is Home To 23.6 Million Child Brides – Report
Nigeria remains the country with the highest number of child brides in West and Central Africa, with numbers of girls…
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Lives Have Been Torn Apart By The Boko Haram Insurgency. So Have Marriages
When Adamu, weary and drained from a trip, reached his tent in Malkohi, a community in Adamawa, northeastern Nigeria, he…
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DR Congo Gov’t Not Doing Enough To Eradicate Sexual Violence – Peace Nobelist
Dr Denis Mukwege, Democratic Republic of Congo Nobel Peace Prize winner, has lamented the government’s lack of the political will…
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East African Community Leaders Meet In Nairobi Over DR Congo Crisis
A meeting of leaders of the member countries of the East African Community (ECA) will commence on Monday, June 20,…
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Terrorists Attack Kaduna Twice In 2 Days, Kill 3 Worshippers, Abduct Many
Terrorists killed at least three persons and abducted a yet-to-be-ascertained number of others when they attacked St. Moses Catholic Church…
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Violence During Party Primaries And What It Means For Nigeria’s Next General Elections
Nigeria is preparing for its general elections, which happen every four years. But already, events suggest that they will likely…
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Rising Insecurity In The Sahel Needs More Attention — UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says little attention is paid to the violence in Africa’s Sahel region despite its…
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Gubio IDP Camp In Northeast Nigeria Gets First Food Aid In 6 Months
After months of hunger and starvation, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gubio camp in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State…
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Clashes Between DR Congo, Rwandan Security Forces Claim 3 Lives In Goma
The tension between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda worsened on Friday, June 17, when clashes erupted in East…
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Opposition Raises Alarm Over UN Arms Embargo Violation In Central African Republic
Opposition parties have accused the government of President Faustin Archange Touadera in the Central African Republic of secretly piling up…
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