Concentrating security in volatile areas may not be the solution, as terrorist groups will always take advantage of vulnerable areas.
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Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.
For some people caught in conflict zones, remaining is the choice they feel they can live with.
The current security situation in Nigeria calls for establishment of state police.
One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.
Chad’s language policy has inherent potential for conflict.
Located in the same Sahel region and threatened by similar jihadist insurgents, Nigeria has some lessons to learn from Mali.
Military regimes have shifted from presenting themselves as temporary ‘corrective’ interventions to becoming personalised systems of rule.
Mali’s security situation requires resolution of Tuareg grievances, restoration of trust in the state, and political inclusion.
When conflict leads to abandoned fields, lost livestock, or altered investment decisions, it undermines food security and development.
The deployment of US soldiers in Nigeria could have negative consequences.
Although the theatre of the war is far away from Nigeria geographically, the impact is being felt in the country.
Across Africa, governments are finding ways to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers and building capabilities they can control, maintain and adapt.
Humility is a virtue that many people admire but far fewer practice. A scholar describes how a professional crisis made him look inward and rethink his concept of success.
Nigeria’s energy insecurity has become one of its most serious development and security challenges.
In response to the general state of insecurity in Nigeria, local community groups in Lagos are mobilising and providing solutions.
Climate action can ease or add to crises in the Sahel region.
Poverty is the common thread across the places experiencing terrorism in Nigeria.
US military intervention could strengthen Nigeria’s fight against insurgency in the short term but also risks unintended consequences.
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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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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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan
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Lecturer, University of Northampton
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing, Teesside University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Nigeria
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University of Pretoria
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University