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Floods across Western and Central Africa caused by unusually high rainfall have displaced at least 4 million people since late August, including at least 2.9 million people in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Mali, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 17.

Nigeria, Sahel: Large-Scale Floods Threaten Harvest as Rains Persists

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Nigeria's state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., or NNPC, announced that it would raise gasoline prices from 858 naira ($0.52) a liter to between 950 and 1,019 naira a liter, CNBC Africa reported on Sept. 16.

Nigeria: NNPC Raises Gasoline Prices Following Supply Deal With Dangote Refinery

The Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) of Nigeria's House of Representatives urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., or NNPC, reverses its recent 45% hike in gasoline prices, Sahara Reporters reported on Sept. 6.

Nigeria: House of Representatives Urges Tinubu To Reverse Gasoline Price Hike as Calls for Protests Emerge

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other oil producers participating in OPEC+'s voluntary 2.2 million barrel per day production cut agreed to delay the cut's phase out from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, OPEC+ said in a press release published on its website on Sept. 5.

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

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The ninth edition of the Forum on Africa-China Cooperation began in Beijing, China, Voice of America reported on Sept. 4.

China, Africa: Beijing Strikes Agreements as Africa-China Summit Kicks Off

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OPEC+ may delay a planned 180,000 barrel per day increase in oil production in October, Reuters reported on Sept. 4, citing three OPEC+ sources.

Global: OPEC+ Weighs Delaying Production Increase

Nigeria's $20 billion Dangote petroleum refinery began processing gasoline, Reuters reported on Sept. 2.

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Begins Processing Gasoline

Niger has agreed to resume active participation in the regional Multinational Joint Task Force (MNTJF) against Boko Haram as part of a new security agreement with Nigeria, Reuters reported Aug. 29. 

Africa: Niger to Rejoin Regional Force Against Boko Haram in New Security Deal With Nigeria

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Environmental conditions in the Sahel are likely to worsen due to desertification, rapid population growth and political instability. 

The Role of Desertification in Conflict in the Sahel

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A motorcyclist looks at his phone in front of a National Electoral Council poster promoting the upcoming presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 23, 2024.

Global Elections

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

The Weekly Rundown: An Election in Venezuela, Economic Reforms in the U.K.

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

Israel-Hamas Conflict

The Weekly Rundown: Blinken Visits Africa, Macron Visits India

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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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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

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

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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

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

Nigeria, Sahel: Large-Scale Floods Threaten Harvest as Rains Persists

Nigeria: NNPC Raises Gasoline Prices Following Supply Deal With Dangote Refinery

Nigeria: House of Representatives Urges Tinubu To Reverse Gasoline Price Hike as Calls for Protests Emerge

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

China, Africa: Beijing Strikes Agreements as Africa-China Summit Kicks Off

Global: OPEC+ Weighs Delaying Production Increase

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Begins Processing Gasoline

Africa: Niger to Rejoin Regional Force Against Boko Haram in New Security Deal With Nigeria

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