Tag Archives: Council on Foreign Relations

Boko Haram and Nigeria’s Pervasive Violence

January 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

International security experts are watching Nigeria’s radical Islamist movement Boko Haram with concern. The militant group has destabilized northern Nigeria and attracted the attention of other jihadist groups, including al-Qaeda affiliates gaining strength in neighboring northern Mali. Boko Haram is … read more »

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Uganda: Savagery, witchcraft hold Africans in sway of warlord Kony

November 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Carol J. Williams Obo: Despite brutality committed over 25 years, Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony continues to elude betrayal even by his victims. He is hunted by thousands of African Union troops guided by US special forces, yet … read more »

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The Conundrum of Iran

January 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The EU oil embargo recently slapped on Iran and the threats voiced by the US and other Western countries to come up with further sanctions against the country led watchers to conclude that an armed conflict between Iran and the … read more »

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Nigeria denies visa to ex-US ambassador

May 18, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria says it has denied a visa to a former U.S. ambassador who has raised concerns over the stability of Africa’s most populous nation. A spokesman for the Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told The Associated Press … read more »

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China says aid to Africa not aimed at resources

April 26, 2011 by benim

BEIJING – China slammed suggestions that its burgeoning foreign aid to Africa is driven by its interest in the impoverished continent’s rich natural resources, saying Tuesday that it helps poorer countries out of solidarity. China has made significant sacrifices in … read more »

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Jonathan and Dame Patience Goodluck-Jonathan: Mirror Images of the Nigerian Quandary”

March 22, 2011 by benim

Since society is attributively organic and inorganic in its nature, therefore, one can seek the understanding of what a society is, from the prism of people relative a society. Predicated on this premise, this article sets out to contend that … read more »

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Benghazi erupted in celebration as U.N. Backs Military action against Gaddafi

March 18, 2011 by benim

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to authorize military action, including airstrikes against Libyan tanks and heavy artillery and a no-fly zone, a risky foreign intervention aimed at averting a bloody rout of rebels by forces … read more »

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Violence shows Christian, Muslim split in Nigeria

January 3, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria — Multiple explosions rocked a central Nigerian city, another bomb killed at least four at an army barracks in the capital and a radical Muslim sect burned churches in the northeast. The new violence over the past two … read more »

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