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Canoes Become a Lifeline for Farming Communities Cut Off by River Flooding in Nigeria’s Sokoto

Sokoto, Nigeria: For Yakubu Garba, a farmer residing in Shinaka village of Sokoto state, northwest Nigeria, local canoes know locally as Jirgi have been a lifeline, helping him access his farmland across the Rima River and transport his harvests back to Shinaka. The Rima River...