YAGAZIE EMEZI

Most recent work for The New York Times.

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The bedroom of Chijioke Iloanya, who disappeared eight years ago. He was last seen at a police station run by the feared unit known as SARS. Credit: Yagazie Emezi for The New York Times

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Police Took Their Son Away. Then the Merchants of Hope Showed Up.

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Police Took Their Son Away. Then the Merchants of Hope Showed Up.

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Now Streaming on YouTube: Confessions From a Presidential Hit Squad in Gambia

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Now Streaming on YouTube: Confessions From a Presidential Hit Squad in Gambia

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El Hadji Macoura Diop, a Senegalese fisherman, returned home after failing to make it to Europe. Credit: Yagazie Emezi for The New York Times

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A Hard Lesson for Migrants Who Give Up: There May Be No Welcome Mat Back Home

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A Hard Lesson for Migrants Who Give Up: There May Be No Welcome Mat Back Home

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Wague Diouf and his horse Toyota driving through Dakar neighborhoods, picking up trash. Credit: Yagazie Emezi for The New York Times

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It’s Horses vs. Motors in Senegal. The Steeds Still Win on Many Roads.

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It’s Horses vs. Motors in Senegal. The Steeds Still Win on Many Roads.

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Students play outside new school classrooms made out of plastic bricks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Credit: Yagazie Emezi for The New York Times

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Less Trash, More Schools — One Plastic Brick at a Time

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Less Trash, More Schools — One Plastic Brick at a Time

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