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Election Security
Violent Attacks As Nigerians Vote In National Election
Boko Haram launched mortars at a town in southern Borno, one of several violent attacks recorded on Saturday, Feb.25, as…
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Election Security
Danger Of Thuggery Hangs Over Kano As Residents Go To Vote
The voice on the phone was quivering. He was calling to tell me violence had broken out in Kano, just…
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Election Security
A Threat In Every Region: The HumAngle Guide To Election Insecurity
This year, as 94 million Nigerians go to the polls, Nigeria is facing a specific security threat in every region…
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Armed Violence
Cameroon: Teenage Mother Beheaded, Others Feared Killed In Bloody 48 hours
A young woman has been beheaded by fighters from a separatist terror group in Northwest Cameroon, part of a bloody…
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News
Women Break Silence Over Abuse With An App In Cameroon
The wall of silence over abuse against women in Cameroon is all but impenetrable. Three years ago, 21–year-old Rainatou suffered…
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Armed Violence
“Every Time I Close My Eyes, They Are Shooting Me Again…”
The excruciating pain and the trauma she experienced come back to her in a flood, even though the incident happened…
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Analyses
Nigerian Terrorists Hold 1% Of All Firearms In West Africa, Says Gun Control Body
Terrorists and insurgent groups in Nigeria hold one out of every hundred illegal firearms in West Africa, according to new…
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Armed Violence
Surviving Captivity Amidst The Violence In Southern Kaduna
Kiseria Gabriel’s life at Dogon Noma, Northwest Nigeria, consisted of taking care of her toddler and making steamed bean pudding…
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Armed Violence
Abducted, Sold, And Chained Like A Slave
It is rare that a victim gets to hear details about his captor’s ‘trade’ directly from the source. But a…
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Environment & Climate Change
Conservationists Push Back Emerging Threats Against Yankari Wildlife
The loud crunching sound of dry leaves beneath boots suddenly went cold as the expedition came to a halt. A…
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