Nigeria: Security situation
At a Glance
28-01-2016
As a security actor, Nigeria provides a contrasting picture. While the country has asserted its role as a major security player in western Africa and on the African continent, where it has taken part in numerous peace operations; at home, its security forces have had difficulty tackling multiple internal security threats, including terrorism, sectarian conflicts and local insurgencies.
At a Glance
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- Africa
- autonomous movement
- criminal law
- culture and religion
- economic geography
- ethnic conflict
- GEOGRAPHY
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- Islam
- LAW
- Nigeria
- peacekeeping
- piracy
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- religious conflict
- religious fundamentalism
- rights and freedoms
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- terrorism