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June 24, 2024
Nigeria
Who Needs an Emir?
The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies.
December 1, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kano, Nigeria, Mosque Attack Likely Aimed at Governor, Emir
The November 28 attack on worshippers at Kano’s Central Mosque killed at least 130, according to the Nigerian media. No group has claimed responsibility, though most observers appear to think it was …
December 11, 2014
Who Is Responsible For The Upsurge in Terrorism in Kano, Nigeria?
Since mid-November there has been a flurry of terrorist attacks in Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city, the metropolis of the northern half of the country, and an ancient center of Islamic culture. …
June 20, 2016
Religion
Religion and Refugee Resettlement in the United States
Shaun Casey and Melineh Kano discuss refugee resettlement in the United States.
February 14, 2024
Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria Prepared statement by Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies Council on Foreign Re…
October 30, 2023
Nigeria
Dependency Theory
The phenomenon of state-sponsored weddings across Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim northern region raises pertinent questions on the limits of political benevolence.
