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Coverage dated August 20, 2026

Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 47…

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A boat capsizes in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving more than 40 people dead, officials and witnesses say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A boat capsizes in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving more than 40 people dead, officials and witnesses say

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 47…

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Sokoto (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    At least 50 people — many of them reportedly children — have died in a boat accident in northwestern Nigeria.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Dozens dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Residents say at least 46 bodies already recovered, as rescue operations continue before officials can confirm toll.

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