Jan 19, 2023 | Commentary
By Patience Adzande While on fieldwork in Maiduguri, I met Aisha (not her real name), who introduced herself as the commander of the vigilante group in her community (Figure 1). I was pleasantly surprised and impressed – not just because she is a female member of the...
Jan 9, 2023 | Commentary, Research
“Beyond patrolling, beyond the police, beyond anti-terror police activities which come from a global war on terror, what are people doing every day and what have they been doing every day to keep themselves safe?” In this episode, Wangui Kimari talks to...
Nov 14, 2022 | Commentary
By Patience Adzande Since 2009, communities in Borno State, Nigeria, including Maiduguri, have been experiencing violent attacks perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgent group. In response to the threats of insurgency, the government deployed its security apparatus to...
May 16, 2022 | Commentary, Research
Urban development domains ACRC’s analytical framework uses the concept of urban development domains to transcend both sectoral and traditional systems-based thinking. We define domains as fields of power, policy and practice that are relevant to solving particular...
