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Nigerian Farmers Hail Shell Ruling, But Future Remains Uncertain
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Lagos, Nigeria – It has taken 13 years for Fidelis Oguru to get the victory that he and a group of other farmers in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region so badly wanted.On Friday, the Court of Appeal...
Cameroon Grieves Its ‘schools Attacked, Children Killed
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Yaounde, Cameroon – “Daddy, I am going to school.”Those were the last words Victory said to his father, Tamangoua Boniface, as he grabbed his school bag and walked to his school on October 24.And that...
Masks, Bans And Questions: Inside Cameroon’s COVID-19 Response
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For more than a week now, Frankie Manghen never steps out of his home without putting on a face mask.“I wear it every day because I fear contracting COVID-19,” says the 25-year-old auto mechanic in Ca...
Cameroon Refugees Struggle To Cope With Life Of Need In Nigeria
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Cross River, Nigeria – Anna Nga longed to see her children return to the classroom again.A deadly conflict between Cameroonian government forces and separatist fighters seeking independence for the ma...
Nigeria Will Deal With This’: High Alert After Coronavirus Case
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Abuja, Nigeria – Health authorities in Nigeria are ramping up efforts to detect and contain the new coronavirus after Africa’s most populous country confirmed its first case, calling on citizens to av...
The #MeToo Movement Has Reached Muslim-majority Northern Nigeria
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Abuja, Nigeria – On February 3, Khadijah Adamu, a 24-year-old pharmacist in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, told her Twitter followers about a harrowing case of physical abuse, detailing claims of...
Using Dance To Get Nigeria’s Street Kids Back In School
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Lagos, Nigeria – Blessing was nine years old when she stopped going to school nearly eight years ago. Her family simply couldn’t afford it.“I was just at home doing nothing ” Blessing, now 16 years ol...
Nigeria: Misery For Students As University Lecturers Strike
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Nsukka, Nigeria – On a hot December afternoon in this southeastern town, a dry, dusty wind blows over the main entrance gate of the University of Nigeria campus. Only a few cars and a handful of peopl...
Following The Money: Using Tech To Tackle Corruption In Nigeria
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In 2012, Nigeria witnessed the worst flood in nearly five decades. Two million people were displaced and around 363 killed. Crops, homes, and entire communities were destroyed. The central government...
In Nigeria, Anglophone Cameroonians Turn To Low Paid Labour
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Agbokim Waterfalls, Nigeria – Stella Obi wakes every morning in search of odd jobs in Agbokim Waterfalls village in southern Nigeria’s Cross River state. With a hoe and a machete, the 34-year-old asks...
Nigeria School Food Scheme Revolutionising Education
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Abeokuta, Nigeria – Dozens of children cheer at the Baptist Nursery and Primary School compound in Bode-Ijaiye suburb of Abeokuta city, the capital of Ogun state, as their friends try to outpace each...