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Nigerian police chief Kayode Egbetokun warned that Nigeria was at risk of facing Kenya-style "Gen Z" protests amid calls by young Nigerians to protest on Aug. 1 on social media using #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, Reuters reported on July 23.

Africa: Kenya's 'Gen Z' Protests Risk Spreading Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa 

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu reached an agreement with the country's leading labor unions, including the Trade Union Congress and the Nigerian Labour Congress, to increase the country's minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($42.95), up from 30,000 naira, Nairametrics reported on July 18.

Nigeria: Federal Government Reaches Compromise With Unions on Minimum Wage

Nigeria's federal government announced a series of measures to tackle food inflation, which stood at over 40% in May, Bloomberg reported on July 10.

Nigeria: Federal Government To Cut Imports Duties on Wheat, Corn  

Female suicide bombers carried out four attacks from June 29-30 in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, killing at least 32 people and injuring over 40 others, Radio France International reported on July 1.

Nigeria: Female Suicide Bombers Resurge in Northeast Region

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an al Qaeda-affiliated group originally active in the central Sahel of sub-Saharan Africa, has reportedly expanded its operations into northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, AP news reported on June 19.

Nigeria: Sahel Jihadists Cross Into Country's North

The World Bank approved a $2.25 billion funding package to Nigeria aimed at supporting the country's economic reforms, Bloomberg reported on June 13.

Nigeria: World Bank Approves $2.25B Funding Package

Energy

A report from the Nigeria Governors' Forum, which brings together the country's 36 state governors, has called on Nigeria's federal government to progressively phase out subsidies on wholesale and retail electricity prices, Nairametrics reported June 10. 

Nigeria: State Governors Call for the Phasing Out of All Electricity Subsidies

The Nigeria Labour Congress, or NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, or TUC, announced that they would pause strikes for five days after securing a commitment from the federal government to raise the national minimum wage beyond 60,000 naira ($40.50), The Punch reported on June 4. 

Nigeria: Unions To Pause Strike Following Government Commitment To Raise Minimum Wage

Assessments

Nigerian naira banknotes on Jan. 28, 2016, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Despite the government's commitment to fiscal prudence and macroeconomic and currency reforms, economic conditions in Nigeria will remain challenging in 2024 and 2025 amid modest economic growth and high inflation, keeping the risk of socioeconomic unrest and policy slippage elevated.

Despite Reforms and Prudence, Nigeria's Economy Will Still Challenge the Government

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India

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Blinken Visits Africa, Macron Visits India

Benin

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Mali

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Togo

French soldiers of the Barkhane force patrol the streets of Timbuktu, Mali, on Dec. 5, 2021.

In the wake of Niger's coup, France will be compelled to revamp its security strategy in the Sahel and West Africa at large.

What the Niger Crisis Means for France's Counterterrorism Strategy in Africa

Senegal

Protesters hold placards denouncing ECOWAS on Aug. 3, 2023, in Niamey, Niger. While an intervention probably would topple the Nigerien junta, it could cause a regional conflict, boost jihadists and lead to a weak Nigerian civilian regime.

While an intervention probably would topple the Nigerien junta, it could cause a regional conflict, boost jihadists and lead to a weak Nigerian civilian regime.

How Might an ECOWAS Military Intervention Take Shape in Niger?

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On Geopolitics

A busy street is seen in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Social Issues

The Nigerian state is unprepared to handle the impending population boom, which will likely spur massive overpopulation and underdevelopment in urban centers and inflame regional divides.

Africa's Population Boom: Nigeria

China

Japan

United Kingdom

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their Feb. 4, 2022, meeting in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive March 20, 2023, in Moscow for a three-day trip to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking Russian officials. 

The Weekly Rundown: Nigeria Elects Governors, Xi Visits Russia

Snapshots

Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu (right) and the chairman of the country's Independent National Election Commission (INEC), Yakubu Mahmood, look on during a ceremony in Abuja on March 1, 2023. 

Tinubu will likely face a legal challenge to his victory that will prolong the already elevated risk of electoral unrest, though he'll almost certainly still take office in May.

Nigeria Braces for More Turmoil After the Ruling Party Wins the Presidency

Poland

Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 30, 2022. 

The Weekly Rundown: Putin Gives a Speech, Biden Visits Poland as Ukraine War Hits One Year

Supporters hold flags to support opposition PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar during a campaign rally in Kano state in northwestern Nigeria on Feb. 9, 2023.

A potential break from Nigeria's informal power-sharing system and the rising popularity of a dark horse candidate are set to make the country's upcoming election divisive and violent.

A Presidential Election in Nigeria Will Likely Entrench the Status Quo

Israel

Taiwan

An Israeli flag. The Knesset on Feb. 13 will begin the voting process on proposed judicial reforms changing how Israel's Supreme Court is appointed to favor the coalition that controls the legislature and reducing the court's power of judicial view over the country's Basic Laws.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The Weekly Rundown: Israel Votes on Judicial Reform, Nigeria Takes up a Contentious Currency Swap

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South Africa

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Women sit under U.N.-branded cardboard boxes in Semera, Ethiopia, on Feb. 14, 2022, as they wait to be registered by the authorities at a hotel compound hosting civilians fleeing violence. 

GBV is often primarily seen as a women’s and human rights issue. But in sub-Saharan Africa, it is also a key constraint to stable (and democratic) governance, economic growth, and lasting peace.

The Geopolitics of Gender-Based Violence in Africa

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Hong Kong SAR, China

Germany

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In this scorecard, we take a critical look at our successes and slip-ups in forecasting geopolitical events over the past year.

Grading Our 2022 Annual Forecast as 2023 Approaches

The West African country of Nigeria is bordered by Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria gained its independence from Great Britain in 1960.    A series of mountains form the country's eastern border. Two rivers, the Niger and the Benue, effectively form a boundary between northern, southwestern and southeastern Nigeria. The northern half of the country is largely savannah grassland supportive of pastoral agriculture. Highlands in the south produce cash crops like oil palms and rubber.    Most of Nigeria's regions have arable lands that allow the country to support Africa's largest population of 150 million people. Each region has a dominant ethnic group. The Hausa-Fulani are based in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo in the southeast. These and more than 250 other ethnicities all vie for control over the Niger Delta region because of its abundant reserves of oil and natural gas. The Niger Delta region itself is home to the Ijaw people who have exerted disproportionate influence over the country's politics as seen with the election of Goodluck Jonathan as president in 2011. Nigeria's capital, Abuja, was intentionally located in the country's center to promote its neutrality.     Managing the competition for natural resources between these ethnically divided regions is Nigeria's primary geographic challenge.    Looking ahead, Nigeria will have to settle its internal ethnic division and astutely manage its oil revenue to deal with its projected population of 390 million people by 2050.

Nigeria: Obstacles to Prosperity

A Crude Recovery

The Jihadist Wars

The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

SITUATION REPORTS

Africa: Kenya's 'Gen Z' Protests Risk Spreading Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria: Federal Government Reaches Compromise With Unions on Minimum Wage

Nigeria: Federal Government To Cut Imports Duties on Wheat, Corn

Nigeria: Female Suicide Bombers Resurge in Northeast Region

Nigeria: Sahel Jihadists Cross Into Country's North

Nigeria: World Bank Approves $2.25B Funding Package

Nigeria: State Governors Call for the Phasing Out of All Electricity Subsidies

Nigeria: Unions To Pause Strike Following Government Commitment To Raise Minimum Wage

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