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Armed Violence
Street Robberies: Losing Hope In Police, Kano Residents Fight Back With Mob Violence
A recent spike in incidents of fatal mob violence in Kano, a city in Northwest Nigeria, sparked by cases of…
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Features
With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how…
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Armed Violence
Boko Haram Steps Up Attacks In Cameroon’s Far North
Boko Haram has increased its attacks on civilians in Cameroon in recent weeks, forcing thousands of people from their homes,…
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Borno IDPs Decry Lack Of Security In Resettlement Camps
Ya Hindi’s troubles started eight years ago when she, alongside her family, was dislocated from Kodo in Borno state when…
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The Crisis Room
What Drives People To Religious Extremism?
In this episode of The Crisis Room, we explore the factors that drive people to join extremist religious groups in…
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News
New Documentary Highlights Need For Continued Reportage And Visibility Of Chibok Girls
The Nigerian government has not been active enough in rescuing abducted Chibok girls, a documentary by Women Radio has said.…
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Features
Building Collapse: How Lagos’ Unscrupulous Developers Corrupt The System
When an uncompleted seven-storey building on Lagos’ Banana Island collapsed in April, it was thought no one had died, as…
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Gender & SGBV
‘Firewood Rape’ Too Widespread In Rural Africa
All over wartorn parts of Africa, displaced women are often exposed to many kinds of sexual violence. But a particularly…
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Development
Standoff At Adamawa Displacement Camp As Residents ‘Just Want To Leave’
A battle of wills has erupted between the management of an internally displaced people’s camp in Adamawa and the residents,…
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Armed Violence
Herders Are Increasingly Coming Under Attack In Northern Borno
As Bappa Tambaya, 57, moved around with his cattle as they grazed, he was attacked by armed men he thinks…
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