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May 5, 2021

Nigeria
Measuring Boko Haram's Impact on State Security Services

This post analyzes Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) data on state security service casualties as a result of the Boko Haram conflict. The tracker shows deaths of security services in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.

Several Nigerien soldiers are seen seated on a truck wearing military gear.
Blog Post by Asch Harwood and John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 18, 2019

Nigeria
UPDATE: The Numbers Behind Sectarian Violence in Nigeria

Has sectarian violence in the Middle Belt increased significantly in 2018? On December 20, 2018, we published year-to-date data. Below we publish data for the entire year of 2018. Based on an analysis of Nigeria Security Tracker data, the short answer to the first question is yes, violence has almost doubled since 2017.

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 26, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa and Foreign Investment

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma delivers a speech at a Trade and Investment session of the G20 CEO summit in Seoul November 11, 2010. (Hoang Dinh Nam/Couresty Reuters) Yesterday, I had a discuss…

South Africa and Foreign Investment
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 23, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: Kony 2012 "Cover the Night" a Flop?

Asch Harwood is the Africa program research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Update: I was recently interviewed on NPR’s "On the Media." You can listen here. When Invisible Children…

Supporters watch a projection that is part of the non-profit organization Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" viral video campaign in New York April 20, 2012.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition