Four months after devastating flooding caused death and destruction in Yagoua, the Mayo-Danay division of Cameroon’s Far North, thousands of displaced persons are stranded with no roofs on their heads. The displaced people are left to their fate, with most doing menial jobs to make ends meet and provide for their families. Many of the […]
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The unusual roars of the cloudy sky over the village of Tsitse chiselled a warm smile on Salihu Yakubu’s face. For months, the land had grappled with shimmering heat that routinely climbed to 42 degrees Celsius. But that Sunday evening, the scent of rain in the air gave the sixty-five-year-old and farmers like him a […]
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Joy Ibrahim, a 29-year-old survivor, recounted the terrifying moment when a boat capsized in the river between Dandu and Rugange Community, Adamawa State, on Sept. 8. The tragedy had claimed 13 lives, leaving the community in shock and mourning. “We went to Rugange to buy maize, but we didn’t find what we needed,” Ibrahim said. […]
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