BY Adebobola Omowon JP., Executive Director, Wide Gate Initiative for Peace and Dispute Resolution With less than a week to the Nigerian Presidential elections, the postponement of the election is more likely than the election proceeding. Pockets of violence have been witnessed in various parts of the country as the Nigerian government battles with insurgency […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
Niger Delta Election Conflict Early Warning Brief
- 13 February 2023
This brief provides detailed analysis and three possible election scenarios for conflict early warning and prevention in Nigeria’s coming elections. Download full report HERE
Building Resilience in a Changing Climate
- 31 January 2023
BY EMILY SAMPLE As the world confronts the effects of climate change, the vulnerability of states at all levels of development has become starkly apparent. Structural pressures are mounting, leading to increased frequency and intensity of cascading crises including stress from mass migration, droughts, extreme weather events, disease outbreaks, commodity price shocks, and associated political […]
Building Resilience Amid a National Identity Crisis
- 31 January 2023
BY JOHN MADDEN When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was elected in 2018, he moved to ease political tensions in Ethiopia by releasing political prisoners, privatizing state enterprises, and loosening restrictions on media.[1] He also removed prominent opposition groups from the official list of terrorist organizations to create a more enabling environment for inclusion and social […]
It Will Take More than Nigeria’s Historic Petroleum Legislation to Achieve Peace in the Niger Delta
- 09 January 2023
BY NKASI WODU A little more than a year ago, the Nigerian President signed the Petroleum Industry Governance Act into Law, to achieve a major reform that had previously stalled in the National Assembly since 1999.[1] As part of this law, the Act established the Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT), which intends to “aid the […]