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Thirty widows in Lagos's waterfront community of Makoko received food packages from IDA Beauty and Tabitha-Kay Widow Care Foundation on International Women's Day. The donation brought essential supplies to women facing housing insecurity after government evictions.
After protests over demolitions, Lagos officials and waterfront community leaders have agreed on a plan to build a "water city" that modernizes the historic fishing settlement while keeping residents in place. The project aims to improve living conditions without displacing the thousands who call Makoko home.
After months of waterfront demolitions that displaced families, Lagos lawmakers have ordered an immediate stop and pledged to compensate affected residents. Community leaders say they finally feel heard.
Hundreds of families facing displacement in Lagos just won a major victory when lawmakers ordered an immediate stop to waterfront demolitions. After residents and advocates spoke out, the government is now listening.