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NIGERIA: Security crises could overshadow 2019 poll
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES233360
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Attacks by Boko Haram’s two factions pose the greatest immediate danger, but insecurity from banditry in Zamfara and Sokoto states and inter-communal conflicts across much of the…
Prospects for African politics to end-2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235622
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Although many recent jihadist attacks have occurred in border regions with Niger (to the north of Borno State) or Cameroon (to the east of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa State)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259995
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The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261041
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The suggestion appears to reflect a degree of alarm about the security situation in Nigeria and the wider region. Amid worsening violence nationwide, Buhari’s own recent decisions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261342
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Opposition and civil society frustration is growing, and the state’s eroding legitimacy could be further weakened by poorly managed polls.