Conflict Clinic

06/09/2026

ONE HAND CANNOT WASH ITSELF.

09/04/2026

Scaling What Works: Community-Level Mediation Strategies to Support Peace and Security in Africa

Dear Colleagues,

Much intrastate violence in Africa is triggered by competition over land and water access, boundary disputes, and ethno-religious mistrust at the community level that then escalates.

In our latest Africa Security Brief, “Scaling What Works: Community-Level Mediation Strategies to Support Peace and Security in Africa,” Ifeoluwa Olawole, Tog Gang, and Maurice Amollo review evidence from field projects documenting that community-based mitigation has tangible impacts in reducing incidents of violence and intercommunal distrust. Equipping additional communities with mediation skills, accordingly, has the potential to reshape the national threat landscape.

I hope you find this analysis—with its implications for conflict management strategies and security force optimization—a useful resource.

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As always, I welcome your feedback.

Joseph Siegle, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

National Defense University

Washington, D.C.

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14/03/2026

Dear Colleagues,

Militant insurgencies in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regularly dictate the operational tempo of battles with national armies through surprise attacks, rapid mobility, and outmaneuvering of government forces. This has resulted in heavy civilian and military casualties and the loss of territory.

In our latest Africa Security Brief, “Revitalizing Integrated Tactical Units to Combat West Africa’s Irregular Militant Groups,” General (Ret.) Dr. Fatai Alli calls for revamping the operational force structures of West African militaries—optimizing the integration of mobility, ISR, and decentralized logistical support capabilities—to regain the initiative and more effectively combat irregular militant forces.

I hope you find the analysis a useful resource.

French translations of this Africa Security Brief will be sent to subscribers shortly.

First-time readers can sign up for Africa Center distribution lists at:

https://africacenter.org/subscribe/.

Africa Center research publications are available at:

https://africacenter.org/research/.

As always, I welcome your feedback.

Joseph Siegle, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

National Defense University

Washington, D.C.

13/03/2026

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ABUJA.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NIGERIAN NATIONALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Further to established communication channels publicized by the various Nigerian Missions in the Middle East Region, Nigerian citizens affected by the ongoing crisis should contact the following mobile numbers in case of emergency and also ensure that they are registered with the respective Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence.

1 . Embassy of Nigeria, Tehran, Iran. - +98 937 685 1897 +98 933 951 5348
+98 930 972 9965 +234 906 768 4063

2 Embassy of Nigeria, Tel Aviv, Israel - +972547115279 +2347064263944

3 - Embassy of Nigeria in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates- +971 56 884 4130

4. Consulate-General of Nigeria in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - +971 56 377 8678

5. Embassy of Nigeria in Kuwait (Covers Bahrain), +965 9789 5737 +965 99509288

6. Embassy of Nigeria, Doha, Qatar - +974 3019 7102 +974 3019 7261

7. Embassy of Nigeria, Beirut, Lebanon - +961 78 861 779 +234 8038954425

8. Embassy of Nigeria, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - +966 542149456 +966 565695763

9. Consulate-General of Nigeria, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - +96656 096 5633

10. Embassy of Nigeria, Amman, Jordan (Covers Iraq) - +962777369428 , +962776594020

Signed:
Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, anipr
Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja

06/03/2026

The World is busy warring and the War is nothing but worldly.

03/03/2026

"I am imperfect, but as far as I stand, there will be no war."

24/02/2026

UN votes for a lasting Peace in

09/01/2026

Peace cannot prevail where justice is lacking.

30/11/2025

You can't seek for peace without justice ⚖️

20/10/2025

Pan African Leadership Forum
(PALF),
- 4 to 7 December 2025-


Theme: "𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄: 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐓𝐘, 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘"

Greetings to you Future Leader!

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