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Features
Borno IDPs Relocated to Their Hometown of Ajiri Say They’re Worse Off Now
There isn’t enough water. The clinic is not functional. And there are frequent terrorist attacks. This is the life internally…
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Armed Violence
Displacement Camp No Longer a Place of Refuge for Maiduguri’s IDPs
It was midnight. Yasin Dogo, 25, was fast asleep when someone tapped his neck. He opened his eyes, expecting to…
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Features
Resettled IDPs Face New Challenges in North East Nigeria
The bustling atmosphere in Dalori, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, hides the harsh reality of life in the community as many…
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Features
Two Years After, Borno’s Resettled Communities Endure Hunger, Insecurity, And Neglect
Inna had just settled her youngest child back to sleep after his fourth restless stirring due to hunger when she…
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News
Gov’t Resettles 1,600 Displaced Households In Nigeria’s Borno Community
The Borno state government has resettled 1,600 households, comprising 9,600 internally displaced people (IDPs), from Bama’s largest displacement camp in…
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Development
Husbands Abandoning Their Families In Borno Due To Economic Hardship
Bintu’s two co-wives, Aisha Ali and Zainab Ali, could not bear the hardship that struck their family over the past…
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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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Features
In Health And In Labour
By Hadiza’s estimation, the baby wasn’t due until about three weeks. So when that day during the Ramadan fast two…
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Displacement & Migration
Departing IDPs Hopeful Yet Wary As Borno Commences Closure Of Muna Camp
The government of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria initiated the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Muna, an unofficial…
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Features
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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