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February 25, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Killings in Nigeria’s Plateau State

The radical Islamist insurrection in northern Nigeria gets most of the Western media attention, when it is not crowded out by the president’s recent “suspension” of Lamido Sanusi, the governor of the…

Nigeria- Plateau State

March 25, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
“To Live and Die in LA,” and Maiduguri

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…

A dog walks past burnt houses in Angwan Gata village, in Kaura Local Govt. Area, Kaduna State, Kaduna State, March 19, 2014.

November 20, 2015

China
Africa Taps Global Bond Markets at Rapid Rate

This is a guest post by Aubrey Hruby and Jake Bright. They are the authors of The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse. Sub-Saharan African governments are tapping global c…

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

December 23, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan on the State of Nigeria

On December 2, former president Obasanjo sent a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan cataloguing the shortcomings of the latter’s administration. Eighteen pages in length, it is a thoroughgoing indi…

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience arrive for a dinner with the French President and other dignitaries as part of the Summit for Peace and Security in Africa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 6, 2013.

April 25, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 16-22

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from April 16, to April 22, 2016. This update also represents violence related to …

NST Tracker 1.10 to 1.16