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Nigeria warned it risks humanitarian disaster by expelling charities

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Aid agencies strongly deny Nigeria’s claims they are diverting funds to Boko HaramNigeria has been warned it risks a humanitarian disaster if the government goes ahead with its threat to throw aid agencies out of the north-east of the country, claiming they are in league with extremist Islamic groups.A spate of aid offices have been forcibly shut after unproven claims they have been acting as conduits for cash that has ended up with Boko Haram, or Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap). Continue reading...

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