Before Nigeria’s presidential elections last year, legislator Alhassan Doguwa told raucous supporters what would happen to those who did not vote for his dominant All Progressives Congress party. “To God who made me, on election day, you must vote for APC or we will deal with you,” he warned to cheers captured on video. “I’m […]
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Many Nigerians yearn for the opportunity to participate in a peaceful voting process, one where they can exercise their right to vote for leaders of their choice and witness the establishment of a national government that represents their rights, desires and aspirations. Indeed, a 2023 pre-election survey by Afrobarometer, a pan-African research network, found that […]
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As one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia is no stranger to water scarcity issues. Since 2012, the southern African country – known for its sprawling arid landscapes and limited seasonal rainfall – has declared four national emergencies due to extreme drought events. But this problem is not a recent phenomenon. Fifty-five years […]
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Ever since independence, Namibians have sought education, employment, and better lives in Windhoek, the country’s political and industrial epicenter. It’s harder to make a living in rural Namibia – southern Africa’s driest savannah – where there’s little to no infrastructure, investment or industry. With so few opportunities to work and study, thousands leave for the […]
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Xhuka Shorty and his family are San, an indigenous group of people in southern Africa. Eight years ago, he and 16 members of his family were evicted from the farmland where they had lived and worked as laborers for generations. Left to survive off Shorty’s monthly pension of N$1300 ($87), they migrated to Katumba village […]
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Every day, Natalia Shaanika, 15, escorts her five younger siblings across a busy road to a landfill site to relieve themselves. As they squat – partially hidden by scraps of corrugated iron and used toilet paper – their older sister keeps watch. When a car comes their way, Shaanika hurries them back half-naked toward their […]
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A joint investigative report by HumAngle and the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) has been shortlisted for the 2022 Insight Award for Visual Journalism by the Institute for Nonprofit News. The report, published in April, shows how increasing desert encroachment coupled with water scarcity exacerbates the conflict between Nigeria’s farming and pastoralist communities. It […]
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A bare-chested old man lies in the emergency room of a government hospital in northeast Nigeria. An intravenous line sticks out from his right arm and an arrow from his left shoulder. A second arrow, with the tip now detached from its shaft, rests on a bedside table some feet away. About a third of […]
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