Between May 31 and June 16, 2021, this journalist visited different communities in Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina to document how rising insecurity was affecting people’s lives. Here he gives a glimpse into his journal. The day is Sunday, May 30, 2021. I’ll be going to the field again. And this time to another part of …
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At a quarter to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, this reporter set out on a journey to Maradi in Niger Republic. The take-off point was the border town of Sabon Birni, Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria. The destination was a refugee camp that housed tens of thousands of people from Nigeria who had become displaced due …
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Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 13, 2020, this conflict reporter was in the Borno state capital to cover how the decade-old Boko Haram insurgency was affecting displaced people. Here he shares parts of his on-the-ground journal entries. I The first thing you notice is the difference in vegetation. From the sky, you see a lot …
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