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April 2, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria President-elect Mohammadu Buhari’s Agenda
As in the United States, there is a hiatus between a president’s election and his inauguration in Nigeria. Muhammadu Buhari will be inaugurated as president of Nigeria on May 29. In the meantime, Pre…
July 1, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ansaru: Who Are They And Where Are They From?
This is a guest post by Jacob Zenn, an analyst of African Affairs for the Washington D.C.-based think tank, The Jamestown Foundation, and a contributor for the West Point CTC Sentinel. Ansaru is not…
July 28, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Security Tracker: Weekly Update July 19 – July 25
Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from July 11 to July 18, 2014. These incidents are also available here, and are in…
January 27, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
Salafism in Northern Nigeria Beyond Boko Haram
This is a guest post by Alex Thurston. Alex is the author of Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics, and is an assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Ser…
September 4, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Northern Nigeria and the U.S. Response to Syria
As President Obama and the Congress decide how to respond to the apparent use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, Alex Thurston has published a sobering post on his Sahel Blog. In his “A Northe…
