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July 11, 2011
Sudan
South Sudan: New Nation Faces Unresolved Problems
The independence of South Sudan is a call for celebration but many difficult issues remain unresolved, says John Campbell, Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council of Foreign Relations…
February 6, 2024
Agricultural Policy
Foreign Asset Ownership in the United States
Zongyuan Zoe Liu, the Maurice R. Greenberg fellow for China studies at CFR, discusses China’s sovereign wealth funds, investments in the United States, and considerations for policy responses to fore…
March 9, 2021
Nigeria
Ransom Payment in the Gulf of Guinea
According to the Nigerian army, a ransom of $300,000 was paid to Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea to secure the release of the crew of a Chinese fishing boat. The party that paid the ransom is not reported.
March 8, 2021
Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 27–March 5
This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 27 to March 5, 2021.
March 3, 2021
Nigeria
Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria Captures International Attention—Again
On February 27 "bandits" attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State and kidnapped some three hundred girls. Government reaction was predictable: search-and-rescue missions and strong statements.
March 2, 2021
Religion
Nigeria's Catholic Bishops: "The Nation is Falling Apart"
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has issued a statement sounding the alarm over the very survival of the nation. The statement expresses concern over high-level government officials advising citizens to resort to self-defense.
