…in Borno State, highlighting the lingering, heavy impact of more than a decade of insurgency in the northeast. 6. Somalia - 549,000 new displacements Somalia's displacement crisis reflects a dangerous, overlapping intersection of conflict and climate shocks. The country recorded 214,000 conflict-related displacements a…

Desolate Since Boko Haram's insurgency erupted in 2009, jihadist groups have established strongholds in Nigeria's vast game reserves and national parks, taking advantage of their remoteness and limited security presence. The sprawling Old Oyo Forest Reserve straddles Oyo State and central Kwara State. Ahoro-Esinele and…

…ensure sustainable peace and security in the country and help bring the decade-long insurgency to an end. On March 23, 2018, while receiving 105 schoolgirls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, in February that year, Buhari announced that his administr…

…are refused. But the alternative - a permanent, expanding ransom economy that funds insurgency and terror - is already destroying the country and will claim far more lives in the long run. Every new measure carries risks. A carefully regulated liberalisation of rifle ownership for vetted citizens could lead to isolated…