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Taiwo Hassan

Nigeria violence
Africa

What Trump should know before going 'guns-a-blazing' into Nigeria

The country is riven with horrific violence — but anti-Christianity is not the driving force and perpetrators are not all the same

Nigeria
Africa

US arming Nigeria is becoming a crime against humanity

Washington breaking its own laws as report after report show the African regime committing atrocities while benefiting from American aid

Paul Biya
Africa

How an aging despot's grip on power could unravel Central Africa

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president is running again — and the cost could be political unrest at home and regional insecurity abroad

Alliance of Sahel States
Africa

Bad timing for an African trade war

The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has added a new twist in their rift

Nigerian soldier Boko Haram
Africa

Nigeria’s war on Boko Haram has more than a USAID problem

Officials' foreign aid grievances should not distract from their failure to address the insurgency's resilience