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Individuals, the government, faith-based groups and NGOs all offer support to those who have fled the herder-farmer conflict.
Ecowas regulations on pastoralism discourage big investment in livestock and need to be reformed in line with present day realities.
Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces a number of challenges. But climate change cannot be ignored.
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.
Spiralling insecurity is one of the biggest takeaways when considering Nigeria’s year in review, 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.
Violence between herdsmen and farmers in the Sahel is nothing new, but in recent years Nigeria has a noticeable upturn in violence.
Incidents of terror attack on churches in Nigeria don’t happen in a vacuum. They are driven by jihadism, pastoral conflicts and related criminality.
Labels that emphasise the social identities of the contending parties not only impede efforts to comprehend their causes but also obscure their vast dimensions.
Improved mediation skills for local leaders can help prevent the escalation of disputes and break cycles of violence.
The idea of what it means to be South Sudanese is not universally accepted in the young nation.
To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
Farmer-herder conflict is taking its toll on productivity in northern Nigeria. Efforts to solve this problem must include all stakeholders and take into account their concerns.
The atrocities and motivation of bandits have assumed insurgent-type criminality. But the Nigerian government is reluctant to label them terrorists or insurgents.
Critics have said that ranching is environmentally unsustainable because it results in land degradation. There are other reasons it’s not the solution.
They do menial jobs but also trust in God as a coping strategy.
The absence of support from government leaves communities to determine independently how to move forward, what works, and what is sustainable.
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Lecturer, University of Northampton
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Doctoral Research Fellow, Conflict, Violence, & Terrorism Research Centre, Royal Holloway University of London
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Research Associate at the Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, Land Management and Land Tenure, University for Development Studies
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Oslo
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Assistant Professor of African Politics, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
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Associate professor, Uppsala University
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Research Fellow, International Institute of Social Studies
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Research fellow, French Institute for Research in Africa, University of Ibadan
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