Centre for African Conflict and Development

Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about the Recurrent War Crimes in the Neglected Sudan Conflict with Jehanne Henry. Jehanne Henry is a human rights lawyer and researcher with a particular focus on Sudan and South Sudan. She is a former director in the Africa division of Human Rights Watch, responsible for work on Sudan and South[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about the US Military Strike in Somalia and Trump’s Counterterrorism Policy in Africa with Prof Colin P Clarke and Lucas Webber. Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D., is the Director of Research at The Soufan Group. Clarke’s research focuses on domestic and transnational terrorism, international security, and geopolitics. Prior to joining The Soufan[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about the Recovered loots and Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign with Dr. Tolu Olarewaju. Dr Tolu Olarewaju has made major contributions to the field of anti-corruption research and education over 13 years, advancing both academic understanding and practical applications in contexts like Nigeria and other low- and middle-income nations. Motivated by his Nigerian[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about Illegal Mining, Migration & State Accountability in South Africa with Professor Rosalind Morris. Professor Morris is the author of the new book – Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa. Rosalind Morris’ work is addressed to the histories and social lives—including the deaths and afterlives—produced[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about Western Government’s support for authoritarian regime in Chad with Dr. Nathaniel Powell. Nathaniel holds a PhD in International History and Politics and an MA in International Studies from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva. He also holds a BA in Political Science and French Literature from[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about Boko Haram’s Connections & International Sources of Funding with James Barnett. James Barnett is a non-resident research fellow at Hudson Institute in Washington D.C. specializing in conflict and geopolitics in Sub-Saharan Africa and a research fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, Nigeria. He also works[...]

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Dr. Michael Nwankpa discusses about The M23 Rebels and the Conflict in Eastern DRC with Professor Koen Vlassenroot. Koen is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Conflict Research Group at Ghent University. He investigate armed groups and civil war, and have carried out extensive fieldwork in eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and[...]

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