Analyses
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More Conflict, Less Aid: Why Niger Coup Means Trouble For The Sahel
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, in an interview with the Financial Times earlier this year, said he believed there was ‘zero…
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Factcheck: Resettled IDPs In Borno Not Up To 2 Million
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday, July 5, accused a United Nations representative of sharing incorrect information at the…
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The Dark World Of Jihadist Propaganda Channels On Telegram
Following the crackdown on Ansaru jihadist accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp in Feb. 2023, the group has shifted its operations…
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The Curious Case Of The ‘Unknown Gunmen’ And IPOB’s Internet Propaganda
Key takeaways: IPOB accounts on Facebook and other social media platforms began amplifying unknown gunmen attacks in early 2021, coinciding…
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Factcheck: This Video Shows Old Protest In Kano, Unconnected To Demolition Exercise
A video showing a placard-carrying crowd has been claimed to show a protest in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, against the state…
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A Rape Case Exposes The State Of Women’s Rights In Senegal
In Senegal, a rape case brought by a young woman against a prominent politician has laid bare the state of…
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Extremist Violence In The Sahel Is Trickling Down To W/Africa’s Coastal Countries
West Africa has been embroiled in armed conflict for many years as terror groups wage war on governments and civilians.…
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REPORT CARD: Under Buhari’s Administration Nigeria’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepened
Solomon Dalyop, a community leader in Plateau state, north-central Nigeria has been hoping for years that a day may come…
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REPORT CARD: How Did Buhari’s Administration Do On Women’s and Gender Issues?
Like every politician seeking to get into power, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari made numerous promises to Nigerians before the 2015 general…
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Averaging 22 Deaths A Day: Buhari’s Legacy Of Fighting Insecurity, But Failing
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s immediate past president, rode to office on a chariot of promises, one of which was to tackle…
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