The silence surrounding sexual violence in Borno makes it difficult to investigate and prosecute rapes in an environment of violent…
Women in Terror: Ending Gender-Based Violence in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria
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Resolving the Omo Onile land-related crisis in Lagos, Nigeria
Part of the crisis threatening peace in Africa is the struggle over land and natural resources. This crisis is rooted…
Down, but Not yet Out: Boko Haram and the Concept of “Technical Defeat”
The president may have correctly captured the situation in the war against Boko Haram, but the jury is still out…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Azeez Olaniyan
It’s tough to be a scholar in a country like Nigeria because while you want to compete with your colleagues…
The Snake and the Hedgehog: Managing Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria
The recent escalation in violence in the farmer-herder conflict poses a serious threat to peace and security across Nigeria. These incidents have…
“Two Rams Cannot Drink from the Same Bowl”: Supremacy Battles and Peacebuilding Challenges in Arogbo-Ijaw Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
Conflict within and between militant groups in the Arogbo-Ijaw area of Ondo State in Nigeria are the result of struggles…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Abosede Babatunde
The Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Abosede Babatunde, an…
Moving the Battlefields: Foreign Jurisdictions and Environmental Justice in Nigeria
This is a cross-post from Items, a Social Science Research Council digital forum that renews and reimagines the Council’s former…
A New Political Landscape of Petro-Insurgency in the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta has repeatedly produced natural resources that give the region a significant role in the global economy –…
Open, Perceptive, and Public-Spirited: A Tribute to Abdul Raufu Mustapha (1954–2017)
For the thirty-seven years that I knew him, Abdul Raufu Mustapha, who departed this life on August 8, 2017, lived…