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![[Niger] A family, arrive at the ceremony held on 5th march in In Ates, 277km north west of Niger, where 7000 people held in slavery in Niger were expected to be released. No one would speak out on the day claiming to be slaves or to announce the existence](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/200531821.jpg.webp?itok=QV5tvKm8 "Un tiers de la population nigérienne risque de connaître la faim cette année")
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