CRIME & CORRUPTION
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Coronavirus, Corruption: Africa’s Inheritance from Beijing
A staff estimate on a topic of current significance.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense & Intelligence Appointments - 09/2019
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | The Rise of an Extreme New Breed of “Jihadism” in West Africa
CRIME & CORRUPTION
EN CLAIR | Increased Capability But Decreased Security in the Gulf of Guinea
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria’s Government Battles for Survival…But for Itself, Not for Nigeria
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria’s Military Prepares to Revolt
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Libya’s Gathering and Critical Jihad
What are Libya’s, and the international community’s, options in the face of the Islamic Caliphate’s growing rôle in Libya? The pace of the conflict there has broadened following a “mega-merger” of jihadist groups under the Caliphate’s banner.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Libya as a DI’ISH Target: Broad Regional Ramifications
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Weak Point: Boko Haram's Use of Stimulant Drugs
PERSONNEL
Strategic Biographies: Key individuals currently in the spotlight - 08/2015
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: A New President, But Not Quite Yet a New Government
Nigeria’s Pres. Buhari, visited Washington, DC, on July 20, 2015, for talks with US Pres. Obama. It was something his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, was unable to do, relegated to a humiliating also-ran position at Obama’s 2014 Africa Summit.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria Awakens
The transition from the Goodluck Jonathan Administration highlights unique challenges for the incoming Buhari Government. Defeating Boko Haram may be the easiest part of it.