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Governance failure and location of schools around large expanses of unprotected forest zones make school children easy targets for bandits in Nigeria’s north-west.
Nigeria’s school abductions are a sign of neglect of territorial and human security in the country.
Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
Youth migration, unemployment, proliferation of small arms and drugs are some of the drivers of violent crimes in Lagos.
Taking selfies is a normal part of daily life for millions of social media users. But doing so while exercising at the gym can be harmful.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.
The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
Niger’s recent military romance with Russia could escalate tensions with France, regional allies and the European Union.
Foreign powers’ interest in the Sahel is driven by its natural resources and strategic location for security and illegal migration control.
To defeat armed banditry in its north-west region, Nigeria needs to adopt a new approach to policing.
Ecowas regulations on pastoralism discourage big investment in livestock and need to be reformed in line with present day realities.
France’s withdrawal from Niger could hurt the regional fight against terrorism, create an opportunity for Wagner’s influence and increase Europe’s migrant crisis.
Indigenous knowledge of spiritual protection could help fight crime.
The early Nelson comes across as a man consumed by insecurity and ambition, plagued by inner strife and anger.
A combination of Nigerian and Nigerien factors dim prospects of Ecowas military intervention in Niger.
Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
For Nigeria’s new security chiefs to succeed, there is the need to depoliticise, demilitarise, and optimise operational capabilities of the armed forces.
A spiralling Sudan will affect peace and security in the Lake Chad Basin region, of which Nigeria is a member.
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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