nigeria
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DID SWISS-MEDIATED RANSOM PAYMENTS REVIVE BOKO HARAM?
Mar 10, 2018Following the abduction of another 110 girls by the Boko Haram insurgent movement in the North East of the country, the Nigerian media has been awash with claims that a Swiss-mediated deal to free an earlier... -
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVASTATION BEHIND CONFLICT IN WEST AFRICA
Feb 23, 2018Nigeria is experiencing a major conflict between nomadic herdsmen and indigenous farmers. In 2016, the conflict led to the death of 2,500 people, displaced 62,000 others and led to loss of US$13.7 billion in revenue. In... -
CONCERN IN NIGERIA AS CHILDREN REGISTER TO VOTE IN BUHARI STRONGHOLDS
Feb 19, 2018Nigeria’s national elections, due to be held in February 2019, are already being undermined by reports of mass registration of underage voters in the strongholds of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...