June 03
Nigeria: Industrial-Scale Meth Production Poses New Security Risks for Nigeria
Southwestern Nigeria has largely been spared major security threats - now it faces a troubling convergence of drugs and terror. Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Will the U.S.-Nigeria Targeting of ISWAP's Deputy Weaken Terrorism?
International and local experience shows that targeted leader killings tend to have more symbolic than practical impact. Read more »
May 13
Nigeria: Nigeria's Kidnappers Exploit Online Public Empathy to Extract Higher Ransoms
Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages - but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set. Read more »
April 30
Africa: Nigeria-Niger-Benin - Cross-Border Trade Resumes Amid Security Risks
The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains. Read more »
February 18
Nigeria: Deadly Forced Evictions Add to the Security Crisis in Lagos
New development should not come at the expense of people impoverished by decades of failed urban planning. Read more »
February 05
Africa: U.S. Airstrikes Were a Constrained Choice for Nigeria
The American operation exposes the risks to Africa posed by AFRICOM's push for relevance under Trump's second term. Read more »
February 02
Nigeria: Nigeria's Hybrid Threat That Attracted U.S. Missile Fire
Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group's rapid transnational expansion. Read more »
December 04, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's Deep Insecurity Demands More Than an Emergency Declaration
The country's security sector is beset by long-standing challenges that undermine its ability to address violence and insecurity. Read more »
October 01, 2025
Nigeria: Borno Model's Valuable Lessons On Handling Boko Haram Deserters
The approach of Nigeria's Borno State shows how to manage more humane, locally grounded reintegration efforts that work. Read more »
September 23, 2025
Africa: Nigeria Must Prevent Dung Being Used for IED Terror Attacks
Better animal waste management and local intelligence can slow the smuggling and manufacture of explosives by violent extremists. Read more »
September 11, 2025
Chad: JAS Resurgence Deepens Lake Chad Basin's Complex Security Crisis
Focusing only on Boko Haram's ISWAP faction is no longer an option for the region's security forces. Read more »
August 28, 2025
Nigeria: Criminal Networks Exploit Nigerian Children in Illegal Oil Trade
Children are drawn into dangerous oil theft operations after witnessing the financial benefits that peers and adults gain from this illicit work. Read more »
July 29, 2025
Nigeria: How a Boko Haram Faction Entrenched Itself Near Nigeria's Capital
New evidence shows how JAS' Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices. Read more »
July 21, 2025
Africa: South Africa and Nigeria Need Opposite Approaches to Their Informal Sectors
Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience. Read more »
July 16, 2025
Nigeria: Wave of Kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra
A decline in piracy has pushed criminals toward hostage-taking, creating a growing ransom economy in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon. Read more »
June 26, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's North Central Violence Reveals Systemic State Failure
Durable solutions to end deadly attacks in Benue State will remain elusive if the crisis continues to be misdiagnosed. Read more »
August 02, 2018
Central Africa: Trade-Offs in Managing Tramadol Abuse in Central Africa
Tramadol is increasingly being used as a recreational drug across Central Africa. The illegal trade and non-medical use of this synthetic opioid poses risks for health and… Read more »
