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Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on April 5, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on April 5, 2019. Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS
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An Immigration Debate Worth Having

by Ebenezer Obadare November 12, 2024

The best immigration policy is one that helps developing countries hold on to their best.

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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Deepening Security Crisis Exposes Growing Reliance on Nonstate Actors
Governor El-Rufai’s threat to import mercenaries to help with Nigeria’s security crisis reveals cracks in the security sector and waning state power.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare April 11, 2022 Africa in Transition
Sudan
Junta and Public at Odds in Sudan
Supporters of a transition must find ways to counter the junta.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin April 8, 2022 Africa in Transition
Burkina Faso
Blaise Compaore’s Conviction Is a Momentous Victory for the Rule of Law and Citizen Power in Africa
Compaore’s conviction is good news for the rule of law and democratic consolidation in Africa. 
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare April 6, 2022 Africa Program
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 26–April 1
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from March 26 to April 1, 2022.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin April 4, 2022 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness
    The recent attack on a Nigerian railway is the latest chapter in the country’s worsening security crisis and tottering democracy.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare March 31, 2022 Africa in Transition