Nigeria's deadly conflicts over water and grazing pasture are escalating – here's why
Violence between herdsmen and farmers in the Sahel is nothing new, but in recent years Nigeria has a noticeable upturn in violence.
Olumba E. Ezenwa, Doctoral Researcher, Royal Holloway University of London
• conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
Nov. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic, but today it's a war crime in Ukraine, Yemen, Tigray and elsewhere
Countries have used starvation as a war strategy for centuries, historically without being prosecuted. Three experts on hunger and humanitarian relief call for holding perpetrators accountable.
Daniel Maxwell, Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University •
conversation
June 21, 2022 • ~11 min
June 21, 2022 • ~11 min
Low- and middle-income countries lack access to big data analysis – here's how to fill the gap
Data science infrastructure is sorely needed in many places. Doctors Without Borders brings medical help to nations in need, but similar efforts are relatively small for statistics.
Eric Vance, Associate Professor and Director of LISA, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
July 20, 2021 • ~8 min
July 20, 2021 • ~8 min
Niger Delta: young men face exclusion and violence in one of the most polluted places on Earth
Chronic pollution has robbed many young Nigerians of a stable future in the place where they grew up.
Modesta Tochi Alozie, Researcher at the Urban Insititute, University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield •
conversation
July 13, 2020 • ~6 min
July 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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