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UN Report Fails to Recognize Major Child Abductions in Parts of Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations verified the abduction of 4,278 children in 21 countries last year in its recent annual report on children and armed conflict, but it failed to acknowledge widespread kidnappings throughout northwest and north-central Nigeria that …

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Stinting to Survive in the Sahel Region of West Africa

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Young people in Sahel region of Africa

When Kimba Abdou went to a local store a year ago to buy a 100-kilogram bag of millet, a staple grain for Nigeriens, he parted with 20,000 West African francs, known as CFA, or about $31. The last time he …

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