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This weekly update highlights kidnapping in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing risk of kidnapping for ransom in Delta State. Kidnapping for ransom has evolved into a prevalent security threat in the State. According to data (see map below), over 130 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Delta State between January 2016Read more

This weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent crimes in Ondo State. Violent criminality – including armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom – is a prevailing security threat in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), violent criminality caused over 140 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2018Read more

This special edition of the weekly update spotlights the violent demonstrations in the Niger Delta in the aftermath of the ‘EndSARS’ protests in Nigeria. The protests which started as a campaign against police brutality has snowballed into mass demonstrations, crackdown by security forces and destruction of infrastructure by hoodlums who have hijacked the protests acrossRead more

DESCRIPTION This weekly update spotlights sexual violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on child sexual abuse in Rivers State. According to data (see map below), over 160 incidents of sexual violence, including more than 80 incidents of child sexual abuse, were reported in Rivers State between January 2016 and July 2020. Recent dataRead more

The Models of Development and Experiential Learning study is a collaborative effort between AGI, PIND and NISER. This first pilot case study of the Models of Development and Experiential Learning (MODEL) project evaluates the factors that contributed to the success of the Akassa Development Foundation (ADF), a bottom-up, community driven development project involved in developingRead more

Over the course of the last decade, there has been growth in the number of youth organizations in Africa while, simultaneously, youth organizations have come to play an important role in the activism behind community development. Knowing that Africa’s population is, by some standards, the youngest in the world and growing rapidly (Ashford, 2007), weRead more

The Niger Delta peace and conflict landscape was relatively stable during the second quarter of 2020. There were no significant changes in the trends and patterns of conflict risk and violence during the period, compared to the first quarter of the year. There was an increase in incidents of conflict risk and a decrease inRead more

Politics in the Niger Delta has often been characterized as high stakes issue and contest between personalities as much as it is between their platforms. Election cycles in Rivers State have recently been marred by violence, especially during gubernatorial and local contests. While there were some incidents of violence during the 2011 election cycle, RiversRead more

There has been a decrease in conflict risk and lethal violence in the Niger Delta since Q4 2017, and the trend continues in Q1 2018 (See page 2). The conflict landscape remained largely unchanged in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. According to data (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org), criminality, communal clashes andRead more

A woman is physically assaulted by her husband, following an argument. She reports the incident to the Gender and Development Action (GADA) office in Rivers state, who invites them both to mediation. The husband signs a declaration that he will never assault her again. A few weeks pass and the woman is back at GADA.Read more