A “Schengen” agreement in Africa? African agency and the ECOWAS protocol on free movement

SK Okunade, O Ogunnubi - Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Established in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) was conceived, primarily to facilitate free trade and movement of persons, goods …

Border governance and Its complications in West Africa: What can be learned from constructivism?

VC Iwuoha, CC Mbaegbu - Society, 2021 - Springer
Neither the ECOWAS Common approach nor single-country unilateralism offers consistent
and dependable systems for effective migration governance in West Africa. Both approaches …

Nigeria and Niger Republic trans-border management against arms trafficking: a whistleblowing model

A Idris, A Tutumlu - Security Journal, 2022 - Springer
While studies have explored how the porosity of the Nigeria–Niger Republic border has
fuelled the insecurity in Nigeria, they have glossed over the value of a shift in strategy from …

Border management and Nigeria's national security

WA Eselebor, OS Kehinde - Democratic practice and governance …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
In extant literature on border management and national security, little attention is accorded
the policy frame of the agenda that will guide the implementation of the blueprint of …

Security institutions and democratic governance in Nigeria

CT Ekwealor, OT Faluyi - Democratic Practice and Governance in …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The essence of this chapter is to systemically appraise the subject of democratic governance
and security institutions in Nigeria with a view to ascertaining the conundrum of integrity in …

Permeable Borders and Insecurity: The Ecowas Protocol on Free Movement and Trans-Border Banditry on the Nigeria-Niger Republic Frontier

A Idris - Zamfara Journal of Politics and Development, 2022 - zjpd.com.ng
Abstract The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in
1975 as a sub-regional organization by West African States to primarily promote economic …

Are Borders a Burden? Debates and Counter-Narratives on Nigeria's National Security

OE Awosusi, F Valery - Insight on Africa, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Nigeria is in a security quandary. The country's security debacles are impacting its socio-
economic and political landscapes. Aside from the protracted Boko Haram terrorism …

[PDF][PDF] Analyzing the African Continental Free Trade Area (the AfCFTA) from an Informality Perspective: A Beautiful House in the Wrong Neighborhood

T Kwasi Tieku, AB Yakohene - Global Studies Quarterly, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The article critically explores the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from an
informality perspective. The informality perspective sees unofficial rules, norms, practices …

The Nigerian state and Boko Haram terrorism: Reflecting on the performance of public institutions

OT Faluyi, AO Akinola, S Khan - African Journal of Peace and …, 2019 - journals.co.za
The Nigerian state and Boko Haram terrorism : reflecting on the performance of public
institutions Page 1 29 The Nigerian State and Boko Haram Terrorism: Reflecting on the …

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Strengthening the Legal Framework for Regulation of Wildlife and Forest Crimes in Nigeria

OA Gbadegesin - Environmental Policy and Law, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and machine learning models have extended beyond
merely solving computer-related problems to tackle environmental sustainability issues. One …