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February 3, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 25–31

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from January 25 to 31, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded to reflect NST-documented deaths per state.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 28, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 19–25

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 19 to June 25, 2021.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 15, 2020

South Africa
Ramaphosa Reimposes COVID-19 Restrictions in South Africa

In a nationwide broadcast on July 12, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was reimposing the ban on alcohol and a curfew. Both measures were imposed earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic and were designed to ease the strain on hospitals.

A soldier in military fatigues holds his rifle in one hand while he gestures to a man in a red coat with a backpack. They are standing on a street of shops with metal gates pulled down, lit by blue-purple light. Everyone in the picture is wearing masks.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

March 23, 2023

Religion
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religion and Technology

Heidi A. Campbell, professor of communication at Texas A&M University, and Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, discuss the meeting of religion and digital culture, an…

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Virtual Event by Heidi Campbell, Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, and Carla Anne Robbins Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

July 14, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
The Prospect of Local Policing Amid Security Breakdown in Nigeria

Amotekun, known officially as the Western Nigeria Security Network, is funded by the governors and has the blessing of traditional Yoruba leaders. The Nigerian National Assembly is considering recognition and authorization of regional police forces.

A police officer in dark pants and a blue, short-sleeved shirt with a black cap, tried to block the path of protestors carrying signs on a street in Abuja. He is armed with a baton.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition