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This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Sub-Saharan Africa to include post-election unrest in Mozambique, nationwide power grid collapses in Nigeria, and the upcoming constitutional referendum in Gab...

Nation-wide grassroot protests unfolded throughout Nigeria last week, starting on August 1, in response to worsening economic conditions. As of date, protest associated violence has been concentrated in the north of the...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.

This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

On February 25, Nigerians will vote in national elections followed by state governorship elections two weeks later. Nigeria faces ongoing nationwide risks of violence from various armed groups against political candidate...

OSAC surveyed members with employees or operations in Abuja to understand private-sector reactions to the U.S. Embassy's ordered departure of U.S. government employee family members on October 27. Fifty members completed...

On October 27, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees working at the Embassy in Abuja due to heightened risk of terrorist attacks. Private-sector organizations op...

The recent attack on Kuje prison in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory marks the latest and most high-profile attack in the Islamic State West Africa Province’s (ISWAP) expansion into Nigeria’s Middle Belt. The attack i...

Rapidly increasing economic instability in several Sub-Saharan African countries will almost certainly increase the risk of demonstrations and subsequent political turmoil. Countries across the continent are facing econo...

Armed groups in northeastern Nigeria will likely continue to successfully target strategic military and humanitarian locations, potentially impacting OSAC members operating in these locations. On March 1, militants, like...

Recent statements by militia groups threatening foreign oil facilities in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region underscore the fragility of peace among a discontented population, multinational oil companies, and the Nige...

Protests that started earlier this month against the Nigerian Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) continue to manifest across Nigeria, posing security and logistical risks to OSAC members. These demonstrations have drawn l...

This graphic and map showcases kidnapping trends in northeastern Nigeria. Islamist extremists continue to kidnap and target NGO and aid workers – primarily local representatives – in northeastern Nigeria. Since 2019, arm...

Over the past 18 months, piracy incidents emanating from Nigeria have proliferated in frequency, tactical diversity, and geographic spread throughout the Gulf of Guinea. In particular, maritime kidnapping-for-ransom inci...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

January 2, 2020 UPDATE: Monkeypox is an ongoing health risk in Nigeria and the DR Congo; currently there are monkeypox outbreaks in both countries. Health officials from three different countries have reported five cases...

Nigeria’s troop consolidation strategy – moving soldiers from forward operating bases to fortified “super camps” in Borno State – may exacerbate security vacuums that members of Islamic State West African Province (IS-WA...

A spate of anti-immigrant violence targeting foreign-owned businesses recently took place across South Africa’s populous Gauteng province, an area that includes the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. At least nine peop...

On July 1, the Nigerian Government rolled out its new “eYellow Card” initiative as part of a drive to combat fraud and the spread of disease. This card looks similar to existing yellow cards issued by the Nigerian govern...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...