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Nigeria’s Army Barracks Left High and Dry
Despite state investment, residents struggle with water shortages and dilapidated housing.
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Nigeria: Grazing Routes to Ethnic Bloodshed
Limited resources like water and grazing have led to increasingly frequent battles between agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists.
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A decade after the project began, crucial sea defences in southern Nigerian town remain unfinished.
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