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Research shows that radio and mobile technologies can support a swift and sensitive response to educational disruption.
Nigerian women’s experiences of conflict mirror their unequal status and the prevalence of gender violence in and out of conflict.
Although Niger’s quest for entrenching democracy is a good development, poverty and insecurity are obstacles.
Nigeria is not getting full benefits of increased funding for its military
Many things have to change for Nigeria’s federal system to work and accommodate its diverse citizens’ interests
Given its natural resources and people, Nigeria should be a prosperous nation, but after 60 years of self governance, the country now ranks as the world poverty capital.
Attacks on schools and children evoke a strong emotional response, which is a definitive goal of terrorist groups.
Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
The shrinking of Lake Chad contributes to instability in the countries which sit around its expanse.
Nigeria must eschew nepotism and ethnic or religious sentiments in the war against terror.
Should South Africa’s military get involved, it would be venturing into a highly violent and complex landscape, requiring a counter-terrorism type of operations.
When people are hungry or not sure where their next meal is coming from, they get angry at their governments. This gives terrorist groups opportunities to recruit new members.
Some Boko Haram victims suffer double jeopardy when they return home to their kith and kin.
Interventions seen to originate in the West frequently spark suspicion in northern Nigeria.
The re-integration of defectors from terror groups into society is a conundrum governments in conflict situations have to deal with across the world.
It’s been a decade since Boko Haram morphed into a violent, radicalised, Jihadist sect after the death of its founder. Since then it has caused untold harm in Nigeria.
At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia’s newly established relations.
It is time to reconsider the predominant strategy in play on the continent for dealing with terrorism.
It will take a global effort to slow the rise in
atrocities against religious groups.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
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Lecturer, University of Northampton
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Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nile University of Nigeria
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Panitza Memorial Endowed Executive Director, Center for Information, Democracy and Citizenship at the American University in Bulgaria
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa
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Professor of International Relations and Visiting Scholar, Texas State University
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Associate Profesor in Education and Global Development, University of East Anglia