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Insecurity in northeast Nigeria and beyond

Insecurity in northeast Nigeria and beyond table
Date7 Dec 2020
Time2:00 pm 3:30 pm EST |7:00 pm8:30 pm GMT
Provider The Brookings Institution
Address
Type Virtual
CostNo Cost
Booking URLhttps://brook.gs/3qhFQTv
Description

Context:

Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest economies, is also the lynchpin of security in western Africa. Yet for over a decade, it has struggled to address devastating jihadi insurgencies and terrorism by Boko Haram and the Islamic State. Victory against both groups remains elusive and security in northeastern Nigeria has significantly deteriorated since 2017. Insecurity has also spread to northwestern Nigeria with the farmers-herders’ conflict, which is compounded by the intensifying effects of global warming and remains dormant at best. Proliferating across the country, militia groups add another complex security challenge. Amidst these widespread challenges, Nigerians are demanding meaningful human security and accountability from the often-brutal military and law enforcement forces, such as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Layered over these issues, the coronavirus pandemic has devastated local economies, exacerbating already high levels of poverty and inequality and fractious political processes.

On December 7, the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors and the Africa Security Initiative at Brookings will hold a panel discussion to explore these complex and overlapping issues. After their remarks, panelists will take questions from the audience.

Panelists:

  • Vanda Felbab-Brown
  • Ambassador John Campbell
  • Takwa Z. Suifon
  • Sophia Comfort Michael
  • Siobhan O’Neil

Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or Twitter using #NigeriaSecurity.

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