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September 27, 2007
| Author: | Michael Watts |
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Must Read
This article examines political violence in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and the future of the Niger Delta.
See more in Democracy and Human Rights
September 5, 2007
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Daily Analysis
After flawed elections, the president of oil-rich Nigeria faces the looming shadow of his predecessor and popular disillusionment with the country’s political system.
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August 20, 2007
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Nnamdi Obasi, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group in Abuja, Nigeria, discusses what to expect from Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua and the opportunities he has to “try to bring a human face” to Nigeria's economic policies.
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July/August 2007
| Author: | Jean Herskovits |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Nigeria's elections last April were among the most seriously flawed in the country's history, thanks largely to the manipulations of the U.S.-backed ruling party. With Nigerians increasingly clamoring for accountability, Washington's continuing support could generate more unrest -- and could pose a risk both to oil supplies coming out of Nigeria and to the stability of West Africa.
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May 17, 2007
| Authors: | Richard Anthony Joseph Darren Kew Peter M. Lewis Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies J. Stephen Morrison John N. Paden |
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Must Read
A group of Africa experts, including CFR's Princeton Lyman, released a joint statement on the Nigerian elections, which they call a "terrible setback for democracy."
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May 8, 2007
| Speakers: | Father Mathew Kukah, Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria John N. Paden, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of International Studies, George Mason University |
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| Presider: | Timothy Samuel Shah, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Religion and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to Father Mathew Kukah, vicar general of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, and John N. Paden, Clarence J. Robinson professor of international studies at George Mason University, discuss recent developments in the Islamic and Christian communities in Nigeria.
See more in Religion
May 8, 2007
| Speakers: | Peter M. Lewis, Director of Africa Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University Rotimi T. Suberu, Senior Fellow, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program, United States Institute of Peace |
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| Presider: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Listen to Peter M. Lewis, director of Africa studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul A. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and Rotimi T. Suberu, senior fellow for the Jennings Randolph fellowship program at the United States Institute for Peace, discuss the implications of the recent Nigerian elections for relations between Nigeria's Muslim North and Christian South.
See more in Religion
May 8, 2007
| Speakers: | Father Mathew Kukah, Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria John N. Paden, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of International Studies, George Mason University |
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| Presider: | Timothy Samuel Shah, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Religion and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Watch Father Mathew Kukah, vicar general of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, and John N. Paden, Clarence J. Robinson professor of international studies at George Mason University, discuss recent developments in the Islamic and Christian communities in Nigeria.
See more in Religion
May 8, 2007
| Speakers: | Father Mathew Kukah, Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria John N. Paden, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of International Studies, George Mason University |
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| Presider: | Timothy Samuel Shah, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Religion and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
This panel discussed the current religious dynamics between the two leading faith communities in Nigeria, Christianity and Islam.
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May 8, 2007
| Speakers: | Peter M. Lewis, Director of Africa Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University Rotimi T. Suberu, Senior Fellow, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program, United States Institute of Peace |
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| Presider: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations |
Video
Watch Peter M. Lewis, director of Africa studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul A. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and Rotimi T. Suberu, senior fellow for the Jennings Randolph fellowship program at the United States Institute for Peace, discuss the implications of the recent Nigerian elections for relations between Nigeria's Muslim North and Christian South.
See more in Religion
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U.S. Presidential Election (5/9): Michael Gerson looks at the sticking points of the “Obama narrative,” in the Washington Post.
Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
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In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
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