Nigeria
Number of projects
Nigeria is home to around 206 million people, making it the most populous country in Africa. The country is
violence against Christians is increas- ing in other parts of the country. It is mainly perpetrated by Muslim nomadic cattle herders, the Fulani. In 2024, the local Church once again relied on ACN’s assistance in numerous ways. The problems in Nigeria are complex. A rapidly growing population, the effects of climate change and the struggle for the country’s resources are compounded by the interests of extremist groups like Boko Haram and the Fulani. Around Easter, for
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Type of projects
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roughly half Christian and half Muslim, although the distribution varies great- ly from region to region. In the north, Christians and moderate Muslims have been suffering from persecution by Boko Haram for years. While the situa- tion there has improved somewhat,
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Head of Section Kinga von Schierstaedt
On the road from Maiduguri to Jos.
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