While previous studies have focused on how political and economic factors fuel herder-
farmer conflicts, there is a dearth of knowledge on how desertification-induced migration …

The conflict over water and agricultural resources within the Sahel of Africa has led to the
destruction of lives, property and nature for decades. The extant practice is to label these …

The resurgence of Biafra separatism in Nigeria is largely a reaction to a perceived ethno-
national superordinacy as well as the compromised state-building capacity of the Nigerian …

This paper examines the phenomenon of crime–terror nexus from the standpoint of the
linkage between banditry and Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria. Using a …

Nigerian politicians accuse foreigners of contributing to the many security challenges in the
country. As a result, the government of Nigeria securitised foreigners' immigration to justify …

Increasing conflict between nomadic pastoralists and settled farmers are occurring across
West Africa, due to issues of land availability and access. This study is the first detailed …

While previous studies have interrogated the motivations of Boko Haram and the role of
security agencies in counterinsurgency, explanations of the escalation of Boko Haram …

Over the past 20 years, recurrent and violent conflicts between farmers and Fulani
pastoralists have persisted in Northern Ghana. These conflicts mainly revolve around …

ABSTRACT In Nigeria's Middle Belt, competition for land and other resources has intensified
between nomadic Fulani herders and sedentary farmers. What were initially sporadic …

Security decentralization is a hallmark of true federalism across the globe. Yet, the Federal
Government of Nigeria refused to decentralize security despite the prevailing high rate of …