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Niger, a former French colony located in the Sahel region south of the Sahara ... run copper mine in Zambia released acid runoff into a river basin relied on by 20 million people, killing wildlife ...

In July 2024, The PUNCH reported that at least 23,465 foreign nationals, primarily children, sought asylum in Nigeria. This ...

Geographical determinism, the theory that physical environments significantly influence social and political development, ...