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Nigerian roadside barbecue shacks thrive in the midst of Islamist insurgency

A roadside vendor cuts locally prepared barbecue popularly known as "suya" in Maiduguri, Nigeria on May 11. The northeastern city of Maiduguri has been at the centre of Islamist group Boko Haram's deadly insurgency, but its roadside barbecue shacks, a deeply rooted part of northern Nigerian culture, have kept the flame alive. (AFP Photo/Pius Utomi Ekpei)

The fire burns and the smoke rises in this violence-torn Nigerian city, but the sweet smell that follows makes clear there is no reason to be afraid — unless you are vegetarian. “The people here have high culinary taste,” 32-year-old Isa Jaja explained while trimming fat off a slab of…

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