Francis Okpaleke – The Conversation

Les avions de l'armée de l'air nigériane lors d'un défilé militaire en 2018. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP via Getty Images

January 17, 2025

Lutte contre le terrorisme : le Nigeria développe ses forces aériennes pour y faire face

Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria; Francis Okpaleke, University of Waikato, and Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies

Les capacités de l'armée de l'air nigériane ont des répercussions géopolitiques dans la lutte contre le terrorisme en Afrique de l'Ouest

Nigerian Air Force planes perform during a military parade in 2018. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP via Getty Images

January 14, 2025

West Africa is the world’s new epicentre for terrorism – Nigeria is expanding its air force in response

Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria; Francis Okpaleke, University of Waikato, and Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies

The capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force have geopolitical implications for combating terrorism and threats of coups in west Africa.

The junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger pose for photos at the first joint summit of the Alliance of Sahel States in July 2024. Issifou Djibo / EPA

January 8, 2025

West African military leaders prepare to exit Ecowas regional bloc, raising concerns for stability

Ezenwa E. Olumba, Royal Holloway, University of London; Bernard Nwosu, University of Nigeria, and Francis Okpaleke, University of Waikato

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso set to leave Ecowas at a time of rising insecurity in west Africa.

The coup enjoys a high degree of popular support in Niger. EPA-EFE/Issifou Djibo

August 25, 2023

Niger’s resource paradox: what should make the country rich has made it a target for predators

Francis Okpaleke, University of Waikato and Ezenwa E. Olumba, Royal Holloway, University of London

A geopolitical struggle for valuable resources such as uranium is behind the wrangling over Niger.

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