We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost.
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How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.
How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.
25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria
The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.
U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence
American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.
Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump Threats
Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.
What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria
The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.
Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians
Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.
Federal Judge Declines to Intervene for Migrants Deported to Ghana
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said her hands were “tied” with regard to the migrants, even though they held protective orders, in another victory for President Trump’s deportation campaign.
A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.