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October 26, 2020

Nigeria
Will the Lekki Toll Gate Atrocity Change Nigeria?

Nigeria’s governance system is oppressive, though it lacks an evocative name like apartheid. The tragic episodes of brutality by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), while dismaying, are not new occurrences.

A picture of the Lekki toll gate, with concrete road barriers in the foreground. Graffiti is sprayed on the barriers, with protest slogans such as #EndSARS and #EndSWAT.

January 30, 2023

Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Whither Political Freedoms in Africa?

When it comes to civil liberties in Africa, Western governments and institutions must put their monies where their mouths are.

A vigil is shown with dozens of lit candles for prominent journalist Martinez Zogo. A poster of his face is shown which reads "Ta famille d'Amplitude FM te dit."

October 21, 2022

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 21, 2022

China bans some WeChat users; China using U.S. technology in hypersonic missiles; Russia centralizes video surveillance; U.S. announces new cybersecurity guidelines for railroads; FBI warns hackers s…

Xi Jinping stands on a red carpet ahead of lawmakers seated behind him in ascending rows.

March 16, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Nuclear Material, Poverty Decline, and George Washington

Government Accountability Office, Further Actions Needed by U.S. Agencies to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear and Radiological Materials, March 14, 2012. Despite individual agency efforts to implement…

Iranian Drone

September 16, 2022

United States
Happy 75th Birthday to the U.S Air Force!

The United States Air Force marks seventy-five years of service.

A silver Air Force E-3 Sentry plane flies over brown desert.