May 27
Nigeria: Women Pay the Price of Surging Banditry in Northwest Nigeria
"My husband was everything. Now I sell what is left just to survive." Read more »
May 01
Mali: Shock At Mali Attacks, and Fear of What May Be to Come
The weekend attacks were of unprecedented coordination and scale. Read more »
April 27
Nigeria: To Deliver a Better Humanitarian Response, We Need to Fix Nigeria's State Dysfunction
"The system is not failing. The problem is it's being asked to replace state functions it was never designed to perform." Read more »
April 06
Nigeria: In Nigeria's Maiduguri, a Doctor Has a Simple Cure for Adapting to Extreme Heat
"Apart from helping to reduce and abate the temperature and mitigate climate change, we can also provide fruits for our patients and our staff at subsidised rates." Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Beyond 'Christian Genocide' - the Real Roots of Criminal Violence in Nigeria
"The only real way to reduce kidnapping in the long term is to improve economic conditions, reduce unemployment, and curb inflation." Read more »
February 16
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Needs to Acknowledge Male Conflict Rape Survivors
"The lack of social acceptance of male victims/survivors shapes public opinion in ways that trivialise their victimhood." Read more »
February 04
Burkina Faso: Arrests and Red Tape - How Burkina Faso's Junta Is Throttling Humanitarian Aid
"We have an acute humanitarian crisis, but a government that alienates aid workers." Read more »
January 12
Nigeria: Did the US Military Strikes in Nigeria Hit the Right Target?
"I swear to you, there will be uncontrolled tears among the people such that those who bomb us will be sorry for the civilians." Read more »
December 18, 2025
Nigeria: What the Latest School Kidnapping Tells Us About Nigeria's Security Crisis
"Instead of an effective strategy, where we could see some light at the end of the tunnel, we only get pronouncements and presidential directives." Read more »
November 11, 2025
West Africa: COP30 - the Cautionary Tale of the Sahel's Great Green Wall
"Its power is its ability to attract funding in Europe and the United States. The problem is that's all it does." Read more »
November 05, 2025
Nigeria: Boko Haram Is Back, and Nigeria's IDP Return Policy Is in Trouble
"You can't just return people and expect them to face whatever is out there." Read more »
October 13, 2025
Cameroon: Aid Cuts and Elections - How the Humanitarian Rollback Has Caused 'Chaos' in Cameroon
"At the level of programme activity, it was catastrophic." Read more »
September 16, 2025
Nigeria: Why Bandit Amnesties Are Failing in Nigeria's Northwest
Talks become leverage to win safe passage, taxation rights, or space to rearm. That's why residents bristle when they see armed men strolling out of a reconciliation meeting -… Read more »
September 03, 2025
Cameroon: They Left Boko Haram, Now the Real Struggle Begins At Home in Cameroon
"Forgiveness is not weakness. It is how we survive together." Read more »
August 27, 2025
Niger: Niger Arrests Six Sudanese Refugees in Raid On Agadez Camp
"They took 6 of our strongest voices." Read more »
July 24, 2025
Nigeria: When Rebels Rule - ISWAP's Formula for Winning Support in Nigeria's Northeast
"By embedding itself within local communities through service delivery, economic regulation, and religious legitimacy, ISWAP transforms from a mere militant group into a parallel… Read more »
July 16, 2025
West Africa: How Stolen Cattle Links Ghana to the Jihadist Conflict in the Sahel
"If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." Read more »
June 30, 2025
Cameroon: To Save Northern Cameroon's Wildlife, You Need to Secure the People First
Unless the root causes of instability are addressed, conservation efforts could ultimately serve to inflame tensions. Read more »
