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The most worrying aspect of the Kankara kidnapping

By Audu Bulama Bukarti
February 17, 2021

Could Boko Haram’s spread in northwest Nigeria increase opportunities for coordination between Islamist groups in the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel? On 17 December, ...

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How has human smuggling changed under COVID-19?

By Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo
May 6, 2020

Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on movement. Read all our COVID-19 ...

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“We lose entire communities in the blink of an eye and people do not seem to look.”

By Hilary Matfess
September 26, 2017

The crisis in Lake Chad Basin is one of the most desperate, and neglected, in the world. It may not get the same level ...

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A forgotten community: The little town in Niger keeping the lights on in France

By Lucas Destrijcker & Mahadi Diouara
July 18, 2017

Welcome to Arlit, the impoverished uranium capital of Africa. From Niamey, the capital of the landlocked West African nation of Niger, we call ahead ...

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The region in Niger quietly piloting a Boko Haram amnesty

By Edward Rackley
April 20, 2017

The bold experiment is proving attractive, but comes fraught with dangers. In mid-December 2016, in rural Diffa region on Niger’s southern border with Nigeria, ...

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In Niger, anti-smuggling efforts risk trading one crisis for another

By Peter Tinti
January 13, 2017

The migrant smuggling industry has brought jobs, stability and wealth to northern Niger. Which is why countering it is fraught with risk. With unprecedented ...

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