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June 16, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Security Tracker: Weekly Update June 5 – June 12

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from June 5 to June 12, 2014. These incidents are also available here, and are inc…

The map depicts deaths by state. Nigeria’s northeastern states, particularly Borno and Yobe, have been hit the hardest. Source: Nigeria Security Tracker, powered by Tableau.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 7, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Who Will Shape Nigeria’s Elite Politics in 2014?

Emmanuel Aziken has written a thoughtful analysis of some of the major political players in his article on December 30 in Vanguard. His pick: President Goodluck Jonathan, speaker of the House of Repr…

(Front seated, from L to R) Nigeria's Vice President Namadi Sambo, President Goodluck Jonathan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim attend the opening of the Presidential Power Reform Transaction signing summit in Abuja April 22, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 6, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
President Buhari’s Cabinet List Announced

More than four months after he was inaugurated, and more than six months after President Buhari was elected, a partial list of his cabinet nominees has been made public. The senate president read alo…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 24, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
Facing Rising Insecurity, Southwest Governors in Nigeria Launch Policing Initiative

In southwest Nigeria (Yorubaland), the location of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, there has been a dramatic upsurge in kidnapping, house invasions, and robbery. On January 9, the governors of the six states in the region announced the establishment of Operation Amotekun (“leopard” in the Yoruba language).

Three armed police officers stand in front of the Novare Shoprite Mall in Lekki, near Lagos, Nigeria, after it was looted, on September 3, 2019.
Blog Post by John Campbell and Jack McCaslin Africa in Transition

September 18, 2023

Democracy
A Democratic Inquest

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.  

A large group of protesters in Nigeria raise their hands in a fist formation on Democracy Day.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition