RETHINKING ‘VICTORY’ IN COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA by Okechukwu C. Iheduru, Ph.D. Read here: iheduru, RETHINKING VICTORY IN COUNTERINSURGENCY IN NIGERIA 2017 Abstract The popular notion of “victory” has continued to elude the Nigerian military in its counterinsurgency operations against the Boko Haram Islamist group for the past nine years. Nigeria’s military has so…
No sir, nothing has changed by Mutsa Murenje While Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to convince the world that he is making progress since replacing his mentor, former President Robert Mugabe, a number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora do not agree with his assessment of the current situation in the country. I have no…
Optimism and Unaddressed Challenges After AU Summit by Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Those concerned about the current and future state of their countries were optimistic that the now-concluded African Union (AU) Summit would result in a successful push towards achieving the goals of socio-economic development on the continent. Such high expectations were dampened by the fatigue born out of the…