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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.
Damage to the fragile Nigerian state is one possible fallout of mixing religion with politics.
Spiralling insecurity is one of the biggest takeaways when considering Nigeria’s year in review, in 2022.
Systemic large scale forced abortions in Nigeria’s north-east are a new development.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a second look at Nigeria in 2022.
The interests of bandits and jihadists are converging in Nigeria and this poses a formidable threat to the country’s security.
To stem the tide of violent extremism across the Sahel region, especially northwest Nigeria, the vulnerabilities and grudges of border communities need to be properly addressed.
BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
Families are worried that a new Nigerian law will stop them getting their kidnapped friends or relatives back.
Rather than ban motorcycles, the Nigerian government must intensify its military campaigns and address socioeconomic causes of insecurity.
Media houses fined recently by Nigeria’s Broadcasting Commission for documentaries on terrorism should approach the courts for redress.
Incidents of terror attack on churches in Nigeria don’t happen in a vacuum. They are driven by jihadism, pastoral conflicts and related criminality.
Nigeria’s next president must take these steps to redeem the country’s endangered national security.
Sexual violence against women and girls in Nigeria’s northeastern region persists because of the Nigerian government’s lax response to cases of sexual offences.
Jailbreaks in Nigeria point to the need to reform the justice system.
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