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Nigeria
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A Democratic InquestPervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.
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The Rules of ObeisanceWhat various forms of bodily deportment can teach us about power and authority in Africa.
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The Anti- Anti-CoupThe apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent.
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Women This Week: Climate Change Perpetuates Inequality for WomenWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 29 to August 4.
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Pax NigerianaNigeria should lead an Afro-Western alliance to flush out Niger’s military junta and restore democracy in the country.
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A Reformer’s DilemmaTinubu’s macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria’s micropolitics.
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Asset StrippingWhat attitudes toward public infrastructure tell us about the state of the social contract in Nigeria.
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 24-30This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 24 to June 30, 2023.
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Nigeria Security TrackerThe Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker was an effort to catalog and map political violence based on a weekly survey of Nigerian and international press. The last update to the tracker was July 1, 2023. The data presented included violent incidents related to political, economic, and social grievances directed at the state or other affiliated groups (or, conversely, the state employing violence to respond to those incidents.)
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 17-23This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 17 to June 23, 2023.
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 10-16This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 10 to June 16, 2023.
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A Geopolitical ImperativeNigeria should seize the opportunity to raise its diplomatic game and lead the continent from the front.
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 3-9This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 3 to June 9, 2023.
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 27-June 2This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 27 to June 2, 2023.