Tag: nigeria
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On the Road: Updates on West Africa
While I’m traveling at the moment, I wanted to send a quick update on one of 2015’s steadily developing stories. As Boko Haram gobbles up more airtime and political talking points, interested readers should keep their eyes in the upcoming AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Defense One has a helpful overview here. For context on…
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Medical science and the war against terrorism
This week on Beacon, I use Boko Haram as a test case for re-thinking the fight against terrorism.
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Stranded in Istanbul: An update on Soccer’s Lost Boys
In January 2014, Jason Andrew’s work (and my text), on Nigerian soccer players stranded in Istanbul, will be published in LFI Magazine —an imprint run by Leica.
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Latest: Boko Haram on Beacon
My latest piece, the first in a series of three, addresses Boko Haram’s evolution (and persistence) in Nigeria. Full article on Beacon.
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What I’m reading…
With higher numbers of displaced people fleeing to the DRC and Cameroon, continued inter-ethnic conflict, and a rise in criminal opportunism, the CAR is on the verge of unraveling. Oh, and Nigeria’s newly designated terrorist organization, Boko Haram, might join the mix. Important read on The Central African Republic and a timely article, given my…
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Updates: What’s Next on Beacon
While I’ll be traveling back to Canada this week, I wanted to preview my next post on Beacon. (For those who don’t know, I joined the new platform last week.) I recently wrote about the future of American operations on the African continent, but my next piece will look at the simmering insurgency of Nigeria’s Northern…
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Continued Erosion: The Central African Republic
Others are quick to note that all parties have avowed violence, and that using the genocide label (for political purposes or otherwise) isn’t as important as preventing it all together.
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Broken CAR: The slow erosion of a state
Things are getting worse. That’s the message on CAR in a piece deftly reported by Tristan McConnell for GlobalPost.
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Delayed
First stop: Departures at JFK. Unfortunately, it might be a longer first stop than expected.
Adam McCauley 