As They Live and Breathe
By Anna Cunningham / Visuals: Larry C. Price
From Lagos to Onitsha and Port Harcourt, deadly air pollution envelops Nigeria’s southern region. Leaders aren’t helping.
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While particulate pollution is a worldwide problem blamed for millions of deaths annually, high concentrations in parts of Africa’s most populous nation are inextricably linked to a suite of intractable problems: crushing poverty, dysfunctional municipal services, and very often, political corruption.
