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Humanitarian Crises
Worsening Humanitarian Crises Hindering Efforts To End Child Marriages
Armed violence, conflict, poverty and climate-related shocks are blocking progress on progressive attempts to end the marriage of young girls…
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Armed Violence
After Being Kidnapped By Terrorists In Zamfara, Aisha Returned Home To A Different Life
Aisha Mustapha’s life was not very different from any other young girl in Tungar-Bido village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria. She…
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Human Rights
Reforming Children Through Isolation And Brutality: Kaduna Borstal’s Harsh Methods
There was the fact that he stopped attending class at his secondary school and preferred to pass the time by…
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Emergencies
Flood Erodes Kano Farmlands As Reports Show Bleaker Future Across States
Ubale Tsoho was eager for harvest day. To ensure everything was okay on his farmland on the outskirts of Burji,…
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Armed Violence
Two Shot, One Fatally In Kano Attack
Armed assailants shot two people on Saturday evening along Niger road in the Sabon Gari area of Nigeria’s northwestern state…
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Armed Violence
Govt Teacher And NGO Leader Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Aiding And Abetting Terrorism
A government teacher and leader of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Menchum Cartel Association, as well as the president of the…
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Development
Fighting The Education Boycott Imposed On English-Speaking Cameroonian Children
Ten-year-old Oben Epey has been out of school for the past five years. At his age, he has only had…
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News
Court Gives More Time To Investigate Hostage Negotiator Involved In Kaduna Train Kidnappings
A court has granted the security services more time to investigate the man who facilitated ransom payments to kidnappers holding…
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Armed Violence
Anger At Zamfara Gov’t Peace Deal Giving Land To Terrorists
A deal supposed to bring peace to Zamfara State is provoking anger among farmers, who fear they will be forced…
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Armed Violence
As Schools Reopen, Cameroon Orders Deployment Of Special Forces Against Separatists
Cameroon’s head of state, President Paul Biya, has ordered the Minister of Armed Forces to deploy special units of the…
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