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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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Humanitarian Crises
Namibian Government Puts Faith In ‘Cheap Solutions’ As Sanitation Sector Fails
Xhuka Shorty and his family are San, an indigenous group of people in southern Africa. Eight years ago, he and…
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Armed Violence
Climate Change, Poor Education, Governance Gaps Driving Conflict In The Sahel
Since the beginning of the armed insurgencies in May 2012 in what has been described as the central Sahel —…
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Displacement & Migration
Scarce Resources, NGO Activities Are Putting Locals, IDPs At Loggerheads
There is utter astonishment in Elizabeth Jerome’s tone as she talks about what could best be described as the ‘cold…
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Emergencies
Flood Ravages Homes, Worsens Food Insecurity In Sokoto Communities
When Muhammadu Muktari, 40, went out to see his mother, the heavy downpour that lasted for over 12 hours in…
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Environment & Climate Change
#SinkingCities: In Lagos, Wetlands Are Sacrificed For Profits. Future Generations May Pay The Price
It is the middle of July 2022. The downpour has been going on for four days with no signs of…
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Development
Looking Ahead: Will Shortages Of Food Follow Nigeria’s Floods?
The ongoing flooding across Nigeria has left many rural communities waterlogged. Farmers fleeing the natural disaster in the North have…
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Emergencies
Farmers Tried To Protect Their Land From Floods, It Divided Communities
Even before the scientists were predicting torrential rains would cause devastating floods in many Nigerian states, Hadejia people knew that…
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