Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.
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What will happen to Cameroon after President Paul Biya, who has been in power since 1982?
The latest suicide bomb attack in Nigeria could be an act of desperation, a tactical shift or a form of communication by the insurgents.
Boko Haram leaders valued western education knowledge for the tactical advantages it offered.
Large banditry and terror attacks were relatively rare in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria’s south-west region until recently.
The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
Education can spur peace and development. Here are five essential reads on the topic.
Increasingly slick films attracting big budgets are major features of Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry.
Boko Haram may be the unintended beneficiary of the crisis created by the recent coup in Niger.
Civilian protection payment is not a sustainable self-protection strategy in north-west Nigeria.
In parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, the central governments and state institutions are either absent or unable to address the dire socio-economic conditions and related instability.
Deadly attacks on schoolchildren by terrorists groups have been growing around the world from 2009.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits major security challenges. Job creation, poverty alleviation and inclusive growth may be the solution.
Once in office, the new president will face a myriad of challenges, chief of which is insecurity.
The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
What a new president needs to know as he takes the reins of a deeply divided and disillusioned country.
Africa’s powerhouse is about to elect its president in a highly volatile climate. Scholars have noted that each election gives way to violence, resulting in a high death toll.
Chad fulfils all conditions to be affected by Islamist terrorism. But the threat so far comes from its neighbours, not from the inside.
An expert on Nigerian political history explains why the 2023 elections are unique and critical.
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