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A family of men sit on a porch and cry with their heads down.

In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and ‘tuk-tuk’ counselors make up for a gap in mental health care

Health & Medicine

There are only eight psychiatric hospitals to serve more than 190 million citizens in Nigeria. To close the gap, nonprofits throughout the country are finding new ways to reach out to people in desperate need of care, from online Twitter therapy sessions to community outreach via motorized trikes. 

Nigerian Army’s ‘Ruthless’ Tactics Fail to Crush Islamic Militants

Conflict & Justice