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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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December 29, 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
How to Rig an Election in Nigeria
We must ensure that security operatives at the gate to the convention venue are our people They should be identified and taken to Ghana for orientation and ware housing Should return to Nigeria for…
March 13, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Hostage Killings in Northern Nigeria: Some Questions
The tragic murder on March 8 of two kidnapping victims, a British and an Italian engineer, during a Nigerian rescue effort supported by the British raises questions. In a video, UK Prime Minister Dav…
March 29, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Court Convicts Nigerian Terrorist
A South African judge has sentenced Henry Okah, a Nigerian citizen, to twenty-four years in jail for twin car bombings in 2010. The bombings took place in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja on the fiftieth a…
August 21, 2019
Nigeria
Debt Servicing, Tax Revenue, and Oil in Nigeria
President Buhari is publicly asking the Federal Inland Revenue Service about its failure to meet tax-collecting targets since 2015. Nigerian Federal and state entities have borrowed so much money that debt service now consumes more than 70 percent of revenue, according to the Finance Ministry.
March 26, 2015
Nigeria
Nigeria’s High Stakes Elections
Africa’s most populous country is holding tight elections amid a fierce insurgency and plummeting oil revenues. There are concerns that the vote could trigger a new round of instability, writes CFR’s…