Episode 113 – Boko Haram’s Resurgence and Attacks in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin
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Is Boko Haram making a comeback? In Episode 113 of the Conflict and Development in Africa podcast, Dr. Michael Wankpa sits down with Dr. Vincent Foucher (CNRS, Sciences Po) to analyze the resurgence of Islamist attacks in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.
We dive deep into the factional war between ISWAP and the Bakura-led JAS faction, the economics of the conflict (fishing and taxation), and why government victory declarations might be premature. Dr. Foucher also explains why “jihadists are the best killers of jihadists” and what the future holds for rural governance in Nigeria.
About the Guest
Dr. Vincent Foucher is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and a researcher at Sciences Po Bordeaux. He is a leading expert on the Boko Haram insurgency.
About the Podcast
The Conflict & Development in Africa podcast brings experts from Africa and the world as guests to discuss critical conflict and development issues that affect Africa. Our guests include practitioners, academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers and advocates that are renowned and are nationally and internationally recognized for their work, expertise and contribution to conflict and development issues in Africa. Our audience includes policy makers, governments, researchers, students, businesses and anyone that is interested in conflict and development issues in Africa.
About the Host
Dr Michael Nwankpa has an extensive experience spanning over a decade studying, researching, writing and consulting on conflict and development issues in Africa.
Michael Nwankpa has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Roehampton, London, UK. He has held several research fellowships including as a Rice University Fellow and a terrorism research Fellow (past) at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland. He is currently a fellow at the Royal United Service Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) and a research fellow at the Geneva-based Centre on Armed Groups. Dr. Nwankpa has extensive experience studying counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies, advising relevant government development departments and security agencies, and consulting for multilateral organizations. Michael is the author of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, 1999-2021: A Militarized Democracy (Routledge 2022) and co-author of the seminal work on Boko Haram, The Boko Haram Reader: From Nigerian Preachers to the Islamic State (Oxford University Press/Hurst 2018). He has written several articles and is currently working on three book projects.