Search Results for: Niger Republic
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Investigations
With 8000 CFA Bribe, Nigerian Smugglers Are Bypassing ECOWAS’ Border Crackdown In Niger
Jibya, a bustling town bordering the Niger Republic in Nigeria’s Katsina State is silent; rows of cargo trucks wait quietly…
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Analyses
Independence Day: The Hurdles Against Press Freedom In Nigeria Since 1960
Though the history of the Nigerian press dates back to 1859 with the appearance of Iwe Iroyin in the South…
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Features
Leaking Roofs, Stinking Toilets… Barracks Life For Nigerian Soldiers And Their Relatives
Bolajoko Joseph is the widow of a senior officer in the Nigerian Army. Oladapo Joseph, her late husband, died at…
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Features
Anxious And Divided: The Human Impact Of Nigeria-Niger Border Tensions
For over thirty years, Gambo Idris has lived and built his life in the heart of Jibia, a small Nigerian…
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News
MSF Calls For Urgent Response To Nigeria’s Escalating Diphtheria Outbreak
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the record number of diphtheria cases in Nigeria. The international humanitarian organisation, also…
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Beninese Police Detain Nigerian Journalist, ‘Threaten Jail Time Unless Bribed’
Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist, is currently detained at the Parakou Police Station in neighbouring Benin Republic and the police…
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Investigations
Gold, Livestock And Bikes: How Abductees Paid Ransoms During Nigeria’s Cash Crunch
First, he froze in terror, then he blacked out. Aliyu Sani, 45, woke up in a filthy camp in the…
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Analyses
Niger Crisis: A Tipping Point In The Fight Against Extremist
The recent coup in Niger, and the subsequent closure of the country’s airspace have sparked concern among global counter-terrorism strategists…
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Features
The Price Of Being Fulani In Northwestern Nigeria
On a sweltering Wednesday morning in April, a death sentence was served on five young Fulani men. It was summarily…
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Analyses
More Conflict, Less Aid: Why Niger Coup Means Trouble For The Sahel
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, in an interview with the Financial Times earlier this year, said he believed there was ‘zero…
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