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March 10, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau Named Nigeria’s Defense Minister

Approximately 1,300 people have been killed since the beginning of the year, and 130 in the first week of March, in violence associated with “Boko Haram” in northern Nigeria. The carnage is accelerat…

Nigerian Troops
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 18, 2024

Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…

Gun-toting Hamas militants ride a vehicle amid a massive crowd of the group's supporters
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

May 8, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire

 

Play Israeli forces launch a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah
Virtual Event by Elliott Abrams, Steven A. Cook, and Carla Anne Robbins Middle East Program

June 26, 2017

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Untested New Crown Prince: Mohammed Bin Salman Has High Hopes, But Rises to Power at a Dangerous Moment

King Salman's son Mohammed is now the desert kingdom's dominant figure—and the challenges before him are huge.

BinSalmanKSA
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 16, 2024

Sudan
What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?

A year into the civil war in Sudan, more than eight million people have been displaced, exacerbating an already devastating humanitarian crisis.

In Brief by Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy

April 13, 2006

Algeria
Algeria and the Global War on Terror: A Conversation with Mohammed Bedjaoui

Located at the crossroads of Southern Europe, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria has risen in prominence as an integral player in the global war on terror through its inclusion in the n…

Podcast
Event by Mohammed Bedjaoui and Christopher W.S. Ross

March 11, 2014

Politics and Government
All the King’s Men: Goodluck Jonathan and Aliyu Mohammed Gusau

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

New Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman O. Jibrin (centre seated L), and outgoing Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba attend a handing over ceremony in Abuja January 20, 2014.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition