Nigeria

  • 21 Jun 2016

    Development aid in the face of Boko Haram

    Country: 
    Chad
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Development co-operation
    Security
    Terrorism
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Members: 
    France
    Body: 
    Olivier Ray, head of the crises and conflicts unit at AFD, offers some courses of action in response to Boko Haram violence in this article in the Ideas for Development blog. Development aid institutions must adapt their modes of action to the challenges of the regions where they operate, as they may well impact the fragility in which terrorist movements take root. However, they are neither an alternative to military struggle against terrorism, nor an ideological response. Read on
  • 21 Jun 2016

    RPCA assesses food situation at start of lean season

    Country: 
    Chad
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Agriculture & Fisheries
    Food security & Nutrition
    Resilience
    Members: 
    CILSS
    RPCA: 
    RPCA
    Body: 
    Experts of the regional system for the prevention and management of food crises (PREGEC) met from 9 to 10 June in Abidjan to take stock of the food and nutrition situation in the region at the beginning of the lean season. They also discussed the prospects for the 2016-17 agro-pastoral campaign. The prognosis made at their last meeting in April was confirmed: the food and nutrition situation is satisfactory except in the Lake Chad Basin, which hosts a large number of displaced persons and refugees. Read on
  • 07 May 2016

    Eradicating poverty in Africa

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Economy
    Food security & Nutrition
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    Eradicating poverty and ensuring food security depends on the health of the ecosystems that underpin human health, well-being, livelihoods, jobs and sustainable growth. Nigerian Minister of Environment Amina J Mohammed makes the case for an ecosystem-based adaptation approach to agriculture in an opinion article in Al Jazeera. Read on
  • 04 Apr 2016

    The death penalty in West Africa: Progress and setbacks

    Country: 
    Chad
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Democracy & Peace
    Body: 
    Amnesty International has released its Death Sentences and Executions report for 2015. The review of the situation in West Africa reveals notable differences in how countries in the region view the use of the death penalty both in law and in practice. Read on
  • 24 Mar 2016

    Troubled waters: What Nigeria can do...?

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Economy
    Employment
    Security
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    Nigeria has the largest economy on the continent but its development receives little attention in the global debate on international security, economic development and humanitarian issues. The country, however, faces many difficulties. These were discussed at a conference of the Africa Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution on 29 February... Read on
  • 19 Mar 2016

    The regionalisation of Boko Haram

    Country: 
    Chad
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Security
    Terrorism
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    This Diploweb dossier dedicated to the regionalisation of the Islamic sect was prepared on the occasion of the 8th edition of the Grenoble Festival of Geopolitics: African Dynamics. According to the author, many analysts exaggerate the political influence of Boko Haram, which remains “relatively poor in resources”. Its military success can be mostly explained by the failure of the Nigerian government. The dossier provides an overview of facts and figures as well as a timeline of key events. Read on
  • 26 Jan 2016

    Nigerians are "better together"

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Culture & Society
    Democracy & Peace
    Security
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    Journalist and communications consultant Tolu Ogunlesi writes about the re-emergence of secessionist movements in southeast Nigeria in an opinion peace for the New York Times. The 1960s Nigerian civil war put an end to the short-lived independent state of Biafra, but many in the southeast continue to feel neglected by the federal government. Ogunlesi argues that activists should work within the system to achieve their aims. Read on
  • 01 Oct 2014

    Oil in Niger

    Country: 
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Cross-border co-operation
    Infrastructure
    SWAC: 
    SWAC
    Body: 
    Since 2011, Niger has been a small oil producing country (20 000 barrels per day, 100 times less than Nigeria). The country consumes 10 000 barrels per day of petroleum products which were previously imported from Nigeria. The government asked the Chinese company that operates in the Agadem field, to build a refinery with the capacity of producing 20 000 barrels per day. Read on
  • 01 Oct 2014

    Oil in Niger

    Country: 
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Cross-border co-operation
    Infrastructure
    SWAC: 
    SWAC
    Body: 
    Since 2011, Niger has been a small oil producing country (20 000 barrels per day, 100 times less than Nigeria). The country consumes 10 000 barrels per day of petroleum products which were previously imported from Nigeria. The government asked the Chinese company that operates in the Agadem field, to build a refinery with the capacity of producing 20 000 barrels per day. Read on
  • 01 Oct 2014

    The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline

    Country: 
    Chad
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Cross-border co-operation
    Energy
    Infrastructure
    Regional integration
    Security
    SWAC: 
    SWAC
    Body: 
    At an estimated cost of 21 billion USD in 2006, the trans-Saharan gas pipeline would have the capacity to transport some 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Nigeria to Europe. Within the European Union, gas consumption is overall shrinking but gas production is declining even faster (30% of the gas needs are supplied by Russia, compared to 14% provided by Algeria). Read on

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