The Missing And Those Who Miss Them | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify | RSS The latest and most comprehensive count of missing people in Nigeria’s Northeast says they number at least 25,000. This is according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). HumAngle’s independent data collection exercise across several local government areas in […]
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A War That Takes Everything | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS Yagana Mamanaye’s story is one of great loss. Like millions of people in northeastern Nigeria, her life can easily be divided into two parts. Before the Boko Haram armed uprising of 2009. And after. But unlike a lot of people, for […]
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In a way, Amsa blames herself for what has happened. Back in Cameroon when they were refugees, her son, Lawan, wanted to remain in the country and work for his boss.
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In northeastern Nigeria, it is not that strange when you say a person is missing. There are tens of thousands of people who have not been accounted for since they left their home communities because of the Boko Haram crisis.
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Bukar and Halimah lived with their children in Nguro Soye, a community in the Bama area of Borno, before the insurgency broke out in Northeast Nigeria. But when the terrorists arrived on the scene, they brought a lot of trouble with them, and the family decided to flee alongside other residents.
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What happens when people escaping from terror attacks in Northeast Nigeria run into neighbouring countries in West and Central Africa? The short answer is they become refugees. But it is not every time they find the refuge they seek. Sometimes, crossing the borders into these countries is like running into the mouth of a shark.
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The Perfect Husband, But Missing | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS There are many things displacement does to war victims. First, they become detached from their ancestral homes and lose most of their belongings. Then, they become strangers in a new land where they depend on the goodwill of others to survive. […]
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