Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up

News > Health News

Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

1:42 AM on Tuesday, August 26, 2025

By SUNDAY ALAMBA

KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria, more women die giving birth than anywhere else in the world. In the country’s northeast, the risks are rising as Boko Haram resurges and U.S. foreign aid dries up. Chronic underfunding leaves Africa’s most populous nation with one of the world’s deadliest maternal mortality rates.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

This content is used here with permission. To view the original visit: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-pregnancy-mortality-boko-haram-photos-a8d0464f02b074c9d330acb7fde0b0ed
 

You might also be interested in:

Salem News Channel Today

Sponsored Links

On Air & Up Next

  • The Mike Gallagher Show
    12:00AM - 3:00AM
     
    Mike Gallagher is one of the most listened-to radio talk show hosts in America.   >>
     
  • The Charlie Kirk Show
    2:00AM - 5:00AM
     
    "The Charlie Kirk Show" can be heard weekdays across Salem Radio Network and watched on The Salem News Channel.
     
  • The Scott Jennings Show
    5:00AM - 6:00AM
     
    Jennings is battle-tested on cable news, a veteran of four presidential   >>
     
  • The Chris Stigall Show
    6:00AM - 9:00AM
     
    Equal parts hilarity and desk-pounding monologues with healthy doses of skepticism and sarcasm.
     
  • The Mike Gallagher Show
    9:00AM - 11:00AM
     
    Mike Gallagher is one of the most listened-to radio talk show hosts in America.   >>
     

See the Full Program Guide