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Nigeria and the Nation-State
Former Ambassador John Campbell illustrates the history and importance of Nigeria, a country too often overlooked by the West. -
Nigeria's Cultural EfflorescenceTwo weeks ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian novelist celebrated for her Half a Yellow Sun, was awarded the Women's Prize for Fiction as the author of the best book to win the annual prize o…
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The Military-First Approach in Northern Mozambique is Bound to FailNolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. On October 14, the Islamist insurgency focused in northern Mozambique spilled over into Tanzania, with an …
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 14-20Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 14 to November 20, 2020. This update also represents violence related…
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Mali's Amadou Touré and the Conundrum of African LeadershipAmadou Touré, coup maker, coup victim, military ruler, and eventually civilian chief of state in Mali, died last week in Istanbul at the age of seventy-two. Touré dominated Mali's governance for some…
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Nigerian Security Forces and the Dangers of a Violence-First ApproachNkasi Wodu is a lawyer, peacebuilding practitioner, and development expert based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. On October 20, 2020, Nigerians watched in horror on social media as men suspected to be …
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Financing Boko HaramThere has long been speculation about how Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations are funded. Some funding clearly comes [PDF] from criminal activity, with kidnapping particularly lucrative, and…
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Climate Change: The Biden Administration's Opportunity in AfricaHerman J. Cohen is the former assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1989—93), the former U.S. ambassador to the Gambia and Senegal (1977—80), and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service …
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 7-13Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 7 to November 13, 2020. This update also represents violence related …
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Nigeria and the Nation-StateIn Nigeria and the Nation-State, John Campbell explains what makes Nigeria different from other countries in Africa, how it works, and why understanding it is vital if we are to avoid the mistakes the United States made in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as U.S. security and economic relations with Africa intensifies.
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Recent Election Highlights the Dangers of Disenfranchisement in ZanzibarTanzania’s fundamentally flawed elections in late October, and the additional repression unleashed in their immediate aftermath, have provoked international alarm and criticism. From pre-election con…
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Harsh Measures in NigeriaHuman rights advocates in Nigeria and abroad are concerned that the Buhari administration is adopting a policy of repression following the demonstrations against abuses by the police’s Special Anti-R…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 31-November 6Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from October 31 to November 6, 2020. This update also represents violence related t…
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Simmering Tensions Come to a Boil in Ethiopia's Tigray RegionOver the past week, as many have been distracted by the U.S. elections, an extraordinarily dangerous unraveling has picked up speed in Ethiopia. Months of simmering tensions between the leadership o…
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Inevitable African Schadenfreude About U.S. ElectionsSchadenfreude, a word from German, refers to the pleasure someone derives from the misfortune of another. The word is apt to many Africans looking at the 2020 U.S. elections, ranging from the preside…