Introduction Although narratives of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region are increasingly shifting attention to the human security challenges…
Challenges to Food Security in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region
Africa
Fees Must Fall: Lessons from Student Struggles in South Africa
South Africa is currently undergoing a resurgence in student protests, with students agitating for free, decolonized education. The most prominent…
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in South Sudan: The Security Dilemma in a Transitional Government of National Unity
[Photo: A wide view of the historic Independence Ceremony of the Republic of South Sudan (UN PHOTO/Eskinder Debebe)] An uneasy…
Violent Extremism in Kenya: Some Thoughts on Reversing the Trend
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The elections of the 10-member African Union Commission (AUC) have dominated the discourse around the 27th African Union Summit holding…
Inter-ethnic tensions in an urban setting: Recurring clashes between Yoruba and Hausa in Mile 12 Market, Lagos, Nigeria
Sixteen years after Nigeria returned to democratic rule, interethnic tensions appear to be deepening, marked by episodic incidents of violent…