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New report chronicles Nigeria migration
A new report by the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC offers a broad analysis of the internal migration and cross-border trends affecting Nigeria. Entitled “Nigeria: Multiple Forms of Mobility in Africa’s Demographic Giant,” the report gives a historical overview of the major post-independence trends, ranging from unsettled claims from the Biafran Civil War to [...]
July 4, 2010
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IG Reports U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia Overwhelmed by DOD
State Dept. Inspector General raises alarm about US militarization in Ethiopia
June 23, 2010
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Thinking about AFRICOM’s think tank
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is launching a think tank based in Germany to inform and support DOD missions.  The AFRICOM SSRC Information Paper explains that the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) will be staffed by a core group of scholars with PhDs who will also be able to deploy Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory [...]
May 28, 2010
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When the Acting President “acts presidential”
During his April 12 address to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Nigeria’s Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan adopted the tone and tenor of a reformer. Unfortunately he offered only a few encouraging signs of reform.
He outlined electoral reform, Niger Delta development, fighting corruption, and improving electricity as his principle goals.  This indicates a refreshing [...]
April 13, 2010
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Nigeria’s Looming Constitutional Crisis
Leadership Vacuum
On January 27, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the foreign ministers of the EU, France, and the United Kingdom in a joint statement called upon Nigeria to “resolve the question of governing authority in the president’s prolonged absence,” since “Nigeria’s stability and democracy can carry great significance beyond its immediate borders.” How does [...]
January 28, 2010
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