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Displacement & Migration
Living On The Edge: Stories From A Flood Prone Area In Northeast Nigeria
Twenty-twenty-two is etched in Zara Mohammed’s memory as a year of relentless hardship. Along with other families, the 27-year-old mother…
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Malnutrition Is Affecting Displaced Mothers’ Ability To Breastfeed Newborns In Northeast Nigeria
Two weeks after Falmata Ibrahim gave birth, her body stopped making breastmilk for her baby. The baby would whine for…
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How Climate Change Affects Women In Northeastern Nigeria
On a Saturday evening in November last year, a pickup truck came to a stop in front of an Internally…
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Landmine Deaths Resurge In Northeast Nigeria Amid Insurgents’ Mass Surrender Claims
A peaceful Saturday afternoon in Gubio, located in Borno State in North East Nigeria, was interrupted by an explosion that…
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Initiative Puts Roofs Over Displaced Persons’ Heads In Northeastern Nigeria
In 2014, victims of the Boko Haram insurgency kept arriving at St. Theresa’s Cathedral in Yola, northeastern Nigeria, to seek…
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Armed Violence
The Victims Of Farmer-Herder Conflict In Nigeria’s Northeast
Before he was attacked last month, 23-year-old Salisu Ibrahim had witnessed several altercations with herders whose cattle usually encroach farms…
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Severe Child Wasting Cases On Alarming Rise In Northeastern Nigeria
FHI 360, a nongovernmental healthcare organisation operating in North East Nigeria, has reported a significant rise in cases of severe…
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Human Rights
Amnesty International Demands Justice At ECOWAS Court For Victims Of Enforced Disappearances In Northeastern Nigeria
In a report released on Friday, Nov. 3, Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, said its application seeking justice for…
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Households, Businesses Face Unexpected Consequences Of Tree Felling Ban In Northeast Nigeria
In late June of 2023, Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, took a significant step that would reshape the environmental…
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Nigeria’s Northeast Communities Still In Darkness Nine Years After Boko Haram Destroyed Electricity Cables
Aside from the loss of lives, destruction of properties, and displacement of thousands of people, the devastation caused by Boko…
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