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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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November 13, 2019
Nigeria
Nigerian Police Use Live Ammunition Against Peaceful Demonstrators
Nigerian media is reporting that on November 12, the Nigerian police fired live bullets to disperse those protesting the continued imprisonment of Nigerian journalist Omeyele Sowore. The media descri…
April 18, 2018
Local and Traditional Leadership
Traditional Rulers Hold Real Power in Nigeria
Emir Muhammed Sanusi is more than a traditional religious leader and he enjoys much greater influence than do Indian maharajas today.
November 5, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Boko Haram, Negotiations, and the Nigerian Federal Government
Jacob Zenn, of the Jamestown Foundation, had a response to my November 2nd post Boko Haram Offers Cease Fire Opportunity? He writes: “The "Abu Muhammed Ibn Abdulaziz" who spoke with the media seems …
December 2, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian Military Massacres Civilians – Again
Amnesty International has published a report claiming that the Nigerian military killed some 150 pro-Biafra demonstrators between August 2015 and August 2016. Amnesty analyzed 87 videos, 122 photogra…
August 11, 2016
Nigeria
Boko Haram’s Factional Feud
This is a guest post by Jacob Zenn. Jacob is a fellow of African affairs at The Jamestown Foundation in Washington DC. Since Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance to self-proclaimed I…
