Politics & Security

We Have Work to Do Five Lessons for Pro-democracy Activists from the Twitter Ban

Selma Ewurama HammondJune 14, 2021

The Twitter ban only extends the long line of reasons to be pessimistic about the state of Nigeria. Despite the bleak outlook, we can draw five lessons from the Twitter ban for future political organizing. Read more.

June/July 2021

Photo for our essay on decolonizing human trafficking

Decolonizing Human Trafficking Alternative Approaches to Understanding Modern Slavery

Oyinkansola WumkesJune 7, 2021

Acknowledging that most countries with the highest trafficking rates are former colonies opens up a plethora of angles from which to view human trafficking problems and ultimately inspire new outcomes. Read more.

June/July 2021

Modern Slavery, Child Exploitation or Both? Child Marriage in Nigeria

Olayinka AdeniyiJune 7, 2021

Despite child marriage being recognized and prohibited by both international and domestic laws within Nigeria. Child marriage is still prevalent, especially in the North and argued as an Islamic religious practice. Read more.

June/July 2021

Under the Radar Descent-based Slavery as a Form of Contemporary Slavery

Marie Rodet, Bakary Camara, Marie-Christine Deleigne and Lotte PelckmansJune 7, 2021

Examining the links between descent-based slavery and contemporary slavery in West Africa helps us to find the missing link to understanding the conditions under which slavery and slavery-like practices keep persisting despite abolitions and international anti-slavery legislation. Read more.

June/July 2021

Wartime Forced Marriage and Sexual Slavery in Africa Cases from Uganda and Sierra Leone

Allen KiconcoJune 2, 2021

Years after civil wars have ended in northern Uganda and Sierra Leone, women abducted by rebel groups continue to experience exclusion. Their experiences reveal that reintegration is not linear but lifelong and potentially intergenerational. Read more.

June/July 2021

Banks vs Bitcoin The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation in Nigeria

Osivue Itseumah and Mubarak AbdulfataiMay 24, 2021

In analysing the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Nigeria, the government must consider what this regulation will look like and for whom. Read more.

April/May 2021

‘Let Them Buy Guns!’ Will Owning Guns Make Nigerians Safer?

Dafe OputuMay 19, 2021

Government officials know that owning guns will not protect Nigerians from rising insecurity. So why do such officials keep proposing private gun ownership as a nationwide security measure? Read more.

April/May 2021

Invisible People Situating IDPs in Nigeria’s Policies and Economy

Princess Anene-MaidohMay 12, 2021

Nigeria needs durable solutions that address the many challenges its displaced populations face. With 2.6 million IDPs, addressing displacement in Nigeria is both a moral and economic obligation. Read more.

April/May 2021

The Blank Slate Fantasy The Promise and Pitfalls of International Charter Cities

Dafe OputuMay 10, 2021

International charter cities, a concept of autonomous cities popularized by American economist, Paul Romer, remain purely theoretical. Despite the many proponents of the idea, no charter city has been successfully implemented. Read more.

April/May 2021

The Ghosts of Chibok Boko Haram’s Trajectory and Nigeria’s Strategy Against Terrorism

Jumo AyandeleApril 14, 2021

Following the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, Boko Haram gained notoriety as the deadliest terrorist group in the world. Where is Nigeria today in the war against terrorism? Read more.

April/May 2021