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[Human Angle] 5 Coups In 3 Years, Democracy Under Threat Across Africa

HumAngle examines the spate of military coups in Africa and how the developments pose severe threats to democracy. By Adejumo Kabir The recent power grabs by the military in African countries may not be unconnected with bad governance perpetrated by heads of civilian governments in the affected countries, making the citizens conflicted between brutal military …

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[Human Angle] The Divided City (1): Kaduna Residents Reminisce Lost Relationships

By Nathaniel Bivan The division along religious lines in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, became significant in the early 1990s as a result of the Zangon Kataf crisis, and then deepened after the sharia conflict in 2000 and the Miss World riot in 2002. But today, many residents miss the way life was in the state’s capital …

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[AP] Hunger crisis looms in Nigeria’s ‘food basket’ amid conflict

Across northern Nigeria, at least 13 million are now facing hunger amid a lean season, according to the U.N. World Food Program. The violence has also disrupted the sales of food as roads are too unsafe for farmers to transport crops and marketplaces have been razed by attackers. Rice production has dropped so much that …

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(ESPN) Cameroon players donate AFCON knockout-round bonuses to victims of Olembe Stadium stampede

Players for Cameroon have asked federation president Samuel Eto’o if their bonuses for qualifying to the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages can be donated to the victims of last Monday’s deadly stampede at the Olembe Stadium. Eight supporters were killed and a further 38 were injured — seven seriously — in a crush outside the stadium’s …

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