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Women and girls fleeing armed groups in Mali claim sexual assault by Malian soldiers at border with Niger.

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Local miners in Central African Republic face eviction and violence as Russian group takes over gold and diamond mines.

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Women ‘abused’ by police enforcing COVID-19 rules in Nigeria

Police officers have been accused of abusing the powers given to them during lockdown to ‘assault’ and ‘harass’ women.

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Survivors of Nigeria’s ‘baby factories’ share their stories

Girls who fled Boko Haram attacks are being enslaved and raped by human traffickers who then sell their babies.

Nigerian baby factories/Philip Obaji Jr

Victims of breast ironing: It felt like ‘fire’

Cameroonian girls are enduring a painful daily procedure with long lasting physical and psychological consequences.

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‘Nothing matters to me any more when I take Tramadol’

IDPs who fled attacks use drug imported illegally from India to cope with post-traumatic stress and challenges in camps.

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