Category: Nigeria

Image: Guardian Africa 📍 Nigeria (approximate area)  ·  ⚔️ Nigeria  ·  📍 Guardian Africa Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivityWhen Fatima Muhammad was told to drown her infant son or abandon him in the forest…

Image: Guardian Africa 📍 Nigeria (approximate area)  ·  ⚔️ Nigeria  ·  📍 Guardian Africa Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsibleSitting in her family’s two-bedroom apartment on a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Bosede Onifade says…

Image: Guardian Africa 📍 Nigeria (approximate area)  ·  ⚔️ Nigeria  ·  📍 Guardian Africa Gangs made up of cattle rustlers and jihadists have long terrorised communities in northern and central NigeriaNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government…

Image: Guardian Africa 📍 Nigeria (approximate area)  ·  ⚔️ Nigeria  ·  📍 Guardian Africa In a country where xenophobia has a legacy, a recent well-funded iteration has emerged that feeds on post-apartheid failures and local insecuritiesDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereIt’s been a terrifying few weeks in South Africa.…