Samuel Okunade

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Education for children growing up in northern Nigeria is fraught with danger. bmszealand/Shutterstock

April 30, 2021

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Wale Fatade, The Conversation

This is a transcript of episode 12 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including a story on the reasons why Kenyan women who join Al-Shabaab.

A group of boys abducted by Boko Haram in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, after their release in December 2020. EPA

April 22, 2021

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Wale Fatade, The Conversation

Plus, why women join Al-Shabaab in Kenya. Listen to episode 12 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Nigerian security personnel inspect the site of a blast at Nyanya bus station in the outskirts of Abuja Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

March 17, 2021

Samuel Okunade, University of Pretoria

Due to the poor security response of the Nigerian state, insurgency will continue to pose a serious threat to its northeast border communities.