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Thousands of Ecuadorians flee their homes as gang violence worsens

For one grandmother, it was when bullets began hitting the rooftops of her neighbourhood that she decided she would have to leave the housing development where she had lived for nearly 20 years. A sharp rise in fighting between gang factions in Ecuador has prompted thousands of families to flee and abandon their homes to the gangs, who strip the houses for drug money or use them to hide…

Thousands of Ecuadorians flee their homes as gang violence worsens

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Ex-Katsina senator dies at 62

Former Katsina South Senator, Bello Mandiya, has died at 62. Governor Radda expresses shock, calling his passing a great loss to Katsina State and Nigeria.

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