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    Imam Usman Kald leads the Kara Muslim community during the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) prayers at Kara Isheri in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria on August 11, 2019. - Muslims across the world are celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which follows the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the willingness of biblical patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael and during the period Muslims distribute food to the poor.
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    15 November 2023

    Nigerians Headed to Mecca Denied Entry, Forced to Return Home

    Saudi Arabia revokes visas for 170 Nigerian pilgrims en route to Mecca, leaving them stranded. Diplomatic efforts secured entry for some, but many were forced to return home abruptly.

    A child fills a container with water at a camp for migrants of African origin in the Khor Maksar district of Yemen's second city of Aden on March 3, 2022.
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    21 August 2023

    Hundreds of Migrants Killed by Saudi Guards at Yemen Border

    Saudi border forces accused of deadly actions against Ethiopian migrants, human rights group reports.

    Saudi Arabian street scene with trucks and billboard of Mohammed bin Salman and father.
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    01 September 2020

    Report: African Migrants Are Dying In Saudi Coronavirus Centers

    The Telegraph newspaper reveals that Saudi Arabia's government is holding hundreds of African migrants hostage in squalid conditions in a supposed bid to stop the coronavirus.

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