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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 21, 2007
Nigeria
MEND: The Niger Delta’s Umbrella Militant Group
Backgrounder: MEND has gained global notoriety by disrupting oil supplies in the Niger Delta.
October 18, 2010
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Pre-Election Tensions
Nigerian President Jonathan’s mishandling of the aftermath of a lethal car-bomb incident could spell heightened regional tensions in the lead-up to elections early next year, says CFR’S John Campbell.
April 13, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Justice and Accountabilty: Kenya and Uganda
Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (L, back row), Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura (2nd L, front row), and former police chief Hussein Ali appear (2nd R, front row) at the International Crimin…
October 4, 2011
Politics and Government
International Criminal Court to Investigate War Crimes in Ivory Coast
Dogbo Ble Brunot (C), a general loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo, is detained by soldiers from the pro-Outtara Republican Force of Ivory Coast (FRCI) in Abidjan, April 15, 2011. (STR New/Cour…
February 9, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Civil Servants Unpaid, Journalists Threatened, Boko Haram and MEND Bombing
Over the past week there have been curious Nigerian developments. The government has been unable to pay its civil servants and is now a month in arrears. The explanation has been that the Nigeria Nat…
