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Women take the wheel as rickshaw drivers in northern Nigeria

Rickshaws, largely imported from India, have recently become the main form of transportation for Kano's population in Nigeria. AFP - MICHELE SPATARI

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) – Sporting a pink knee-length veil, Umma Hani Yusuf Khalid has recently found financial stability as a rickshaw taxi driver, a trade that was unthinkable for her in Nigeria's conservative Muslim city of Kano two years ago.

As more women are having to fend for themselves amid economic hardship, they are increasingly venturing into trades previously dominated by men.

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