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    Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel
    The African countries of the Sahel stand to be among the most affected by climate change. To help mitigate its effects, Beza Tesfaye argues that the United States should partner with civil society groups and expand climate adaptation and financing efforts.
    Report by Beza Tesfaye November 9, 2022 Center for Preventive Action
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 10-16
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from September 10 to September 16, 2022. 
    Blog Post by CFR Africa Program September 20, 2022 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 23-29
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from April 23 to April 29, 2022. 
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin May 2, 2022 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 12–18
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 12 to February 18, 2022.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin February 22, 2022 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Boko Haram Capture of Military Equipment Fuels Lake Chad Insurgency
    Boko Haram's capture of materiel from government forces in the Lake Chad region bolsters the jihadi insurgency's lethality, posing a grave risk to civilians, peacekeepers, and other military personnel.
    Blog Post by Eric G. Berman September 9, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 21–27
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from August 21 to August 27, 2021.
    Blog Post by John Campbell August 30, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 19–25
    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from June 19 to June 25, 2021. This update also represents violence related to Boko…
    Blog Post by John Campbell June 28, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 22–28
    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 22 to May 28, 2021. This update also represents violence related to Boko H…
    Blog Post by John Campbell June 1, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Measuring Boko Haram's Impact on State Security Services
    Asch Harwood, a former research associate with the Council on Foreign Relations' Africa program, is the creator of the Nigeria Security Tracker and the founder of Red Hook Media Lab.  The Nigerian…
    Blog Post by Asch Harwood and John Campbell May 5, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism
    Multiple Jihadi Insurgencies, Cooperating With Bandits, Appear to be Converging in the Sahel
    On March 17, around one hundred assailants, traveling on motorcycles and pickup trucks, killed thirty-three soldiers and wounded an additional fourteen in an attack near Tessit in central Mali. Peace…
    Blog Post by John Campbell and Nolan Quinn March 23, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou Awarded Mo Ibrahim Prize for Excellence in African Leadership
    Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, set to step down after two terms in office, was last week awarded the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The chair of the Mo Ibrahim Prize Com…
    Blog Post by John Campbell March 19, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 16–22
    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from January 16 to January 22, 2021. This update also represents violence related t…
    Blog Post by John Campbell January 25, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 26–January 1
    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from December 26, 2020, to January 1, 2021. This update also represents violence re…
    Blog Post by John Campbell January 4, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 12–18
    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from December 12 to December 18, 2020. This update also represents violence related…
    Blog Post by John Campbell December 22, 2020 Africa in Transition
  • Niger
    How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger
    Alexander Noyes (@alexhnoyes) is a political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. Ashley Bybee is a research staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses. Paul Clarke is an…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell October 1, 2020 Africa in Transition
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