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Nigeria at a Crossroads: Security, Governance, and Social Cohesion Ahead of the 2027 Elections
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Nigeria at a Crossroads: Security, Governance, and Social Cohesion Ahead of the 2027 Elections

2026 will decide Nigeria’s future. Without real security and governance reform, the 2027 elections risk accelerating fragmentation instead of democracy.

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Ethiopia’s New Religious “Wars”: Pentecostal Power, Orthodox Resistance, and Abiy’s Theological Politics
Ethiopia Dec 2025

Ethiopia’s New Religious “Wars”: Pentecostal Power, Orthodox Resistance, and Abiy’s Theological Politics

Jan Záhořík and Weldeabrha Niguse Gebreslassie
Between resilience and structural fragility: Ethiopia and Nigeria — two different paths to the same crisis
Ethiopia Nov 2025

Between resilience and structural fragility: Ethiopia and Nigeria — two different paths to the same crisis

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In Ninewa, Peace Holds but Trust Remains Fragile
Iraq Oct 2025

In Ninewa, Peace Holds but Trust Remains Fragile

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Africa in the Era of Megaprojects: Hydropower, LNG, and the Geopolitics of Infrastructure
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Opening of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as part of Ethiopia’s Exceptionalism
Ethiopia Sep 2025

Opening of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as part of Ethiopia’s Exceptionalism

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France’s military departure from Senegal in broader perspective
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France’s military departure from Senegal in broader perspective

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Anonymous field reporting from northeast Syria, with developing coverage through academic partners in Nigeria and Ethiopia. Submissions feed an Early Warning Score and signal-triggered Situational Reports — every report human-reviewed.

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325 NE Syria Baseline Nov 2025, analytic n=325
1 Situational Reports Signal-triggered, human-reviewed
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An independent research institute registered in Slovakia. 156 published analyses from 8 contributors, anchored by a 325-respondent baseline survey in northeast Syria and developing academic partnerships at the University of Lagos and BRIDGE Research, Addis Ababa.

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BRIDGE — Bridge Research and Innovation for Democratic Governance and Enhanced Peace — is an independent, non-profit think tank based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.