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Can National Dialogue Bring Peace To Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions?

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The recent sentencing of separatists is likely to fuel more anger and resentment among the Anglophone population and alienate them from the Francophone-dominated government, but the dialogue can rever...

Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa Spur Reprisals Across Africa

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The roots of this violence and anti-immigrant sentiments run deep and a mélange of factors collide, dissolve and divide, often crisscrossing social, economic and political lines.It all started with th...

Can Africa’s Free Trade Agreement Transform The Continent?

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There was spontaneous applause as Africa’s largest economy Nigeria signed up to a deal that experts say could provide far-reaching benefits, but only if it is implemented properly.Nigeria’s President...

The Lifelong Consequences Of A Little-known Nigeria-Cameroon Land Dispute

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When the International Court of Justice handed over a contested, oil-rich peninsula to Cameroon, a decade-long nightmare began for its Nigerian residents.CALABAR, Nigeria — Okon Etim Effiom is still h...

Cameroonian Refugees In Daily Struggle For Survival In Nigeria

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Several thousand refugees are living in resettlement camps in the border villages of southeastern Nigeria and most of them struggle to access food, healthcare services, shelter, education, water and s...

Nigeria Fights Human Trafficking With Training And Awareness Programmes

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Joy returned to Nigeria in late 2015 after two years of enduring sexual exploitation in Italy. She left for Europe in 2013, after separating from her husband, which left her struggling to cater for he...

Nigerians Await Dawn Of A New Era After Presidential Election

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Celebrations among Buhari’s base are somewhat low-key this year, nothing compared to the wild jubilations that came with his victory in 2015On Wednesday afternoon, President Muhammadu Buhari strode on...

Anxiety Grips Nigerians As Results Of Tightly Contested Polls Trickle In

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Around 9am on Saturday Linda Okwor walked to a polling unit near her family’s apartment in the central Nigerian city of Lafia, her face lit up with excitement and anticipation.This is the first time t...

The Battle To Create More Space For Women In Nigeria’s Politics

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In the run-up to Nigeria’s general election, starting this Saturday, more and more organisations are trying to turn the tide and get more women into elective positions.Nigerian women take on cultural,...

The Key Issues Shaping Nigeria’s Presidential Elections

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From endemic corruption to rising unemployment, here's a breakdown of the issues that matter most in Nigeria's upcoming elections.A political party agent tucks campaign posters to a wall in a rural vi...

Is The US Making Moves To Counter Chinese And Russian Influence In Africa?

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The Trump administration recently launched a new Africa policy to counter the ‘predatory’ practices of Russia and China, but many experts in the region say the US is too late to the game.The clicks of...

Tablets And Satellite Technology Improve Health Services In Rural Nigeria

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With the third-highest infant mortality rate in the world, the Nigerian healthcare system is in desperate need of an overhaul. Digitising health recording in the country might just be the boost it nee...

Nigeria’s Herder-farmer Conflict Affects Future Of Thousands Of Children

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With 1,300 dead, the clash between farmers and semi-nomadic herders, mainly from the Fulani ethnic group, have displaced tens of thousands and schools have turned into migrant camps.Internally displac...