Lake Chad Basin Archives

The Looming Specter of Islamist Extremism Over West Africa?

Posted By: adminon: March 29, 2019In: GovernanceTags: African Centre for Strategic Studies, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Islamic State West Africa Province, Lake Chad Basin, The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data ProjectNo CommentsViews:

Published as “The Specter of Islamist Extremism Looms Over West Africa” in Friday, March 29th, 2019 edition of Today’s Worldview, a daily pullout from The Washington Post, (www.washingtonpos... Read more

American University of Nigeria Anchors Canada-Funded Research on Boko Haram

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2018In: BookspaceTags: AUN, BOKO HARAM, Lake Chad Basin, SSHRCNo CommentsViews:

Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is still defining the space of conflict, within and beyond the country. A consortium of nine universities in Canada and the Lake Chad basin countries of Nige... Read more

Nigeria: Kerry Seals Obama’s Visit

Posted By: adminon: August 24, 2016In: FlashbackTags: BOKO HARAM, Brazil, buhari, George W. Bush, HIV/AIDS, India, Kenya, Lake Chad Basin, NIGERIA, Obama, SOUTH AFRICA, United Kingdom, VOANo CommentsViews:

“Similarly, Nigeria is a country that has always been aligned with us on global affairs, and it has Africa’s largest economy and population. For President Obama not to visit Nigeria wo... Read more