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Environment & Climate Change
Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”
The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat…
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Development
Excess Water From Dams Increases Severity Of Floods In Adamawa
“Our children no longer go to school because either the school has been submerged by the flood or it is…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Attack Commuters, Civilian Defense Group In Northeast Nigeria
Two attacks in Kirawa and Benisheik towns in Borno, Northeast Nigeria in the past week led to the deaths of…
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Development
A Problematic Drainage Project Increases Flood Risk To A Community In Northeast Nigeria
“Is this a wall or drainage? I don’t know” said Yafati Ali. Yafati Ali was reacting to a drainage and…
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Environment & Climate Change
Disappearing Trees: A Glimpse Into Adamawa’s Deforestation Problem
The indiscriminate cutting down of trees in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa contributes to a pyramid of environmental and economic…
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News
The Struggles Of Maiduguri’s ‘Unknown’ IDPs
Zainab Abubakar, a 55-year-old divorcee, cannot access humanitarian support from the Borno State government for one major reason – she…
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Gender & SGBV
‘No Day Passes Without Case Of Gender-Based Violence In Maiduguri’
Gender-based violence cases are recorded regularly in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, and ARDA Development Communication…
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Development
Resettled IDPs In Borno Community Are Crossing To Cameroon For Potable Water
One of the consequences of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is that families get separated across states ‒ and…
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Humanitarian Crises
Resettlement Efforts In Nigeria’s Guzamala Suffer Setbacks
Modu Zarami* recently leased a farm in the villages surrounding Gajiram, a town in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria. Earlier this…
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Newsletter
Fellows Spotlighting Issues In Northeast Nigeria, Selection For Google’s Innovation Fund, And Other Updates
In this month’s edition of our newsletter, read all about how busy our fellows have been in reporting issues around…
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