Search Results for: water scarcity Africa
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Emergencies
Farmers Tried To Protect Their Land From Floods, It Divided Communities
Even before the scientists were predicting torrential rains would cause devastating floods in many Nigerian states, Hadejia people knew that…
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Armed Violence
A Triad Of Nightmares Shadows Farmers Surviving The Boko Haram Crisis
Sometimes the cost of working on a farm in Borno could be as simple as struggling to source agricultural resources…
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Displacement & Migration
Climate-linked Drought Exacerbates Somalia’s Food And Displacement Crisis
Climate-related drought is fuelling the food security emergencies in Somalia, as communities face difficulties meeting their daily food requirements amid …
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Features
Death, Starvation, New Terror Recruits … Aftermath Of Borno’s IDP Resettlement
When Gambo Muhammad, 72, left his hometown of Sidiya Kari in Kala Balge, Northeast Nigeria, he felt he had no…
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Displacement & Migration
Nigeria’s Intention For IDPs And How It Treats Them Are Miles Apart
Since it returned to democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria has faced a steady rise in the number of Internally Displaced…
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Development
2021: A Recap Of Our Diverse Set Of Special Reports This Year
How better to wrap up an eventful year than with a quick summary of our reportage of those events? After…
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Features
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How Nigeria Further Preyed On Terror Victims
The people of Andara, a town in Northeast Nigeria, were worried sick when Boko Haram invaded in 2014 and started…
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Features
As Climate Change Hits Nigeria, Small Scale Women Farmers Count Losses
Godwin Susan and Isah Arah Zainab are thousands of miles apart − the former is in Nasarawa State, Northcentral Nigeria,…
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Features
Sex For Survival: How Officials Use Underage IDP Girls As Objects Of Pleasure
Young Aisha* has had more than her fair share of misfortunes. She was only six years old when the Boko…
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