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Nigeria at the crossroads

The situation in Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country – is very complex, as factors of violence often overlap. For example, the issue of conflicts over land is as old as human society, but there is fear that it has been exacerbated by religious radicalisation.

“Nigeria at the crossroads”, is a thorough 40-page country report produced by ACN in March 2023, that gives a general overview of the situation and explains in detail how many factors affect the nation. It provides comprehensive ethnic, religious, geographical, political and historical background information, as well as mapping the existing situations of tension and conflict in Nigeria.

As Bishop Jude Arogundade of Ondo reminded to the participants of the third annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., Nigeria, because of its economic and demographic weight, “is the anchor of Africa. And if Nigeria falls, the whole of Africa falls.”

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