The Roots of Violence Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis
As Anglophones became increasingly associated with the opposition, the discrimination they faced as a linguistic minority intensified over the ensuing decades.
Politics & Security
Moving beyond Semantics Examining the ‘Biafran Genocide’ Claim
Having accomplished a plethora of historical firsts, observations from the Nigeria-Biafra conflict can act as important references to better understand the evolving dynamics of warfare.
Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants
OPSC will live beyond the war being waged against Boko Haram. But such a program to reintegrate former insurgents must also acknowledge the victims and communities most affected by the insurgency.
The Right to Dissent Citizen Freedoms and Nigeria's Story of Permanent Unease
What are the permissible boundaries for intelligence and policing actors in a democracy? And who defines the limit of freedom of expression in a democracy?
A Disaster Waiting to Happen? Nigeria’s Unchecked Population Growth
A nation’s wealth are its people; but only if they are productively harnessed and provided with the sufficient tools and necessities of life.
Poet in the Time of Buhari Nigeria at 59
The country is burning, both in dream and in wakefulness. To which part of the flames must he, the firefighter, turn his hose?
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa
The rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria has affected the relationship between citizens of both countries to such an extent that they see themselves as being in a perpetual competition.
Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund has the important objective of addressing critical issues in relation to the Nigerian economy and is, perhaps, the most important fiscal initiative from the Nigerian federal government in the last decade.
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?
The African tech industry still struggles to define itself: what is African tech? How do you define African tech? What qualifies as an African tech company?
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age
Disinformation has increasingly become a problem in Nigeria. The stakes in Nigerian politics have always been high, and the information warfare is simply the latest development in political manipulation.