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The white man’s burden trumps Nigeria
US President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide”
An intelligent look at war
A new book examines the use and abuse of military intelligence gathering in Africa
Bandits in Nigeria: how protection payments to militias escalate conflict
Instead of advancing a political or ideological cause, the primary goal of the militias is to enrich themselves
‘Armed bandit’ or ‘bandit terrorist’? In Nigeria, the game of the name is deadly
Over the past two months a controversy has developed over the government’s desire to relabel armed outlaws as ‘bandit terrorists’.
Blinken heads to Nigeria facing calls to rethink ties
With 20% of sub-Saharan Africa’s population and its largest economy, Nigeria is critical for any continent-wide strategy and successive US administrations have courted Nigerian…
#BringBackOurGirls: A story of the Nigerian girls’ rescue
When 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from a remote area in Nigeria, the world called for their rescue. A new book, Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the…
Towards an Africa in which every child feels secure
Ending violence against children is one of the most important priorities, but it won’t happen without political leadership
Lipstick, blush and Boko Haram: Meet the make-up artists of Maiduguri
Despite the insurgency, which has killed many people, caused the displacement of millions, confines women to traditional roles and forbids the education of girls, women are…
Chad on edge after Déby’s death
The sudden death of Chad’s president, who had ruled for 30 years, has left palpable tension and a lack of security in the air
Bitcoin: Nigeria bites back against cryptocurrency trading
On 5 February Nigeria’s central bank banned crypto transactions, but industry analysts are confident the sector will find a workaround.
Africa: The only continent where political violence increased in 2020
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security…
The Nigerian government is killing its citizens — again
‘Nigeria kills its people. Nigeria has always killed its people.’
Isis is not driving the Cabo Delgado war
Can Frelimo and its backers continue to profit from a failing state while an armed insurgency rages in northern Mozambique? And will South Africa help prop them up?
The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk