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Fighting Drug addiction

 Here's the story: We sat down with a man who had a harrowing journey with addiction. He began by telling us about his early days in tertiary education, where he would occasionally smoke dagga with friends. However, his focus remained on his studies, and he worked hard to graduate and secure a qualification. After landing a job, he started building a life for himself. He got married, bought a property, and even splurged on a car. Life was good, and he felt like he was on top of the world. But one fateful night, while out with friends, he was introduced to heavier narcotics. At first, the experience was exhilarating. He described it as an elevation from the mild high of dagga to a level 5 high, where he felt invincible and euphoric. The effects would last for days, allowing him to party from Friday to Sunday without sleep. The problem, however, began to manifest on Mondays and Tuesdays every week, when the withdrawal symptoms would kick in, and he'd struggle to function at work....

Nigeria: Meet Hope - the Abandoned Toddler Accused of Witchcraft Now a Budding Schoolboy Athlete

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Photo:  Anja Ringgren Lovén/Facebook Meet Hope - From being branded a witch, abandoned, rejected and stigmatized to representing his school in 100 meters race. In February 2016 This is Africa shared the gut wrenching picture of an abandoned toddler, accused of being a witch in Uyo, Nigeria. Recently, Anja Ringgren the charity worker who rescued Hope shared pictures of the boy on Facebook, donning his school sports kit, participating in the inter-house sports competition. In February 2016 This is Africa  shared the gut wrenching picture, and story of a toddler who was abandoned, and called a witch by his community in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, in Nigeria. The toddler was rescued by Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish humanitarian worker, and David Emmanuel Umem who run the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation, a charity organisation dedicated to helping abandoned children. The toddler, later named Hope, was found in a delicate state, owing to the inhumane...

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