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September 7, 2021

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 28–September 3

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from August 28 to September 3, 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

May 8, 2020

Nigeria
Good Leadership at the Top Belies Facts on the Ground in Nigeria

Leadership of the moment in Nigeria cannot overcome the generations of poor leadership and corruption that have left underdeveloped public health services, social safety net, and trust in government, at a time when it faces low oil prices and COVID-19.

Young boys, who attend Nigeria's Islamic schools, known as almajiris, stand in crowds in Tudunwada, as authorities struggle to contain coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Maiduguri, Nigeria April 24, 2020.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 2, 2020

Election 2020
Africa and the First U.S. Presidential Debate

Rather than a discussion about policy and ideas, the September 29 debate between Trump and Biden was a rant. In Africa, the debate will hardly burnish the image of democracy or the United States.

Vice President Biden and President Trump, both standing behind podiums, gesticulate towards the moderator during the first 2020 presidential debate.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 4, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 25–May 1

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from April 25 to May 1, 2020.

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.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

September 29, 2020

COVID-19
COVID-19 Less Deadly in Africa

Thus far, COVID-19 has been far less devastating in Africa than observers had feared. There have been 1.4 million cases of COVID-19, with less than 35,000 deaths.

Five Maasai elders wear traditional clothing and blue facemasks to protect from the coronavirus
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition