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Ponmile Orija

Human Cost of the Crisis in Cameroon

July 30, 2019

Over 2,000 people have lost their lives in the ongoing crisis in Cameroon. Hundreds of thousands are displaced while about 30,000 have crossed the southern border into Nigeria. Unfortunately, Nigeria has its own Internally Displaced Persons problem to deal with …

Africa Cannot be Unprepared for Disasters like Cyclone Idai and not Expect Chaos

Ponmile Orija

March 30, 2019

When Cyclone Idai hit Southern Africa a few weeks ago, the aftermath was devastating. It is among the most fatal cyclone to ever struck the Southern Hemisphere. The death toll is now above 700 and over 3 million people are …