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Armed Violence
An Illicit Gold Economy is Pushing Desperate Nigerians into Southern Algeria
Whenever Abdul Mahmud speaks about the journey from Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, to southern Algeria, in North Africa, his voice…
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Nigerian Women’s Struggle Against Sexual Coercion
“I have mental fortitude, I am physically stronger, but I cannot undo what was done to me. Why do they…
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Everything Was Burned
VOV 131: Everything Was Burned | RSS.com Gina Bashir is a 46-year-old farmer from Askira Uba, in Borno, northeastern Nigeria.…
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Analyses
Kwara Massacre of 170 Despite Warning Raises Questions About Nigeria’s Security Intelligence
On Feb. 3, Nigeria witnessed one of its deadliest rural attacks in recent memory. Terrorists stormed Woro and Nuku villages…
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Armed Violence
Insecurity on Borno Roads Still Affecting Commerce
It was early in the morning, and Yakubu Buba stood in front of his house in Gamboru, northeastern Nigeria, looking…
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Absence of Digital Medical Records Flaws Healthcare in Adamawa
For years, 64-year-old Ibrahim Zira lived with high blood pressure, managing the condition at Jigalambu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in…
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Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Repatriated Years After Boko Haram Displacement
At least 297 Nigerian refugees have voluntarily left the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon’s Far North region to return to…
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Borno IDPs in Adamawa Lament Neglect as Humanitarian Aid Dries Up
Fatima Abdullahi stands beside a group of children with a bowl balanced in her hands. As the children rally around…
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Mining in Adamawa Turns a Community’s Only Water Source into Poison
Blessing William crouched by the stream in Bole-3 at dawn, scrubbing pots and dishes. The water surface had a milky…
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‘Nowhere to Shit’: Conflict, Flight, and Lagos’s Toilet Crisis
From Zaria to Lagos, Yakubu spent three days. Along the way, he hoped, ate, and even stepped aside to relieve…
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