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September 28, 2017

Nigeria
Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra

The government of Nigeria has formally labeled the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organization. Following a September 14 military attack on his house in Umuahia, the capital of Abia s…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 6, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Cleaning up the Mess at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation

The Natural Resource Governance Institute, a New York-based think tank and advocacy organization, has issued a must-read report, Inside NNPC Oil Sales: A Case for Reform in Nigeria. The authors are A…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 3, 2019

Nigeria
The Intelligence Response Team: Nigeria’s Solution to the Expanding Wave of Kidnappings

Nigeria is experiencing a wave of kidnappings that now affect the entire social spectrum.

Police officers outline suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on July 18, 2018.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 27, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s Oil Production Down by 40 Percent

Oil is the property of the Nigerian state. Most of it is produced through partnerships between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which is owned by the state, and private oil companies. Oil…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 18, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Opposition to U.S. Military Aircraft Sale to Nigeria

The New York Times on May 18 opposed the U.S. sale of military aircraft to Nigeria in an editorial titled Block the Sale of Warplanes to Nigeria. The core of the editorial’s argument is that Presiden…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition