Ep. 124: A conversation with Tarila Marclint Ebiede about about violence and governance in Nigeria

Joining us this week is Tarila Marclint Ebiede, adjunct assistant professor of international affairs at Brussels School of Governance, Brussels, Belgium. His research examines the reintegration of ex-combatants, political violence, the impact of violent conflicts on local governance, youth and violence, peacebuilding and security in Nigeria. We talk to him about his research, the recent news of a fallen military jet plane in Nigeria, and his new Conflict Research Network (CORN) West Africa initiative. In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about that fallen military jet in Nigeria and share updates on the books you should be reading. Books, Links, & ArticlesBring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls by Joe Parkinson and Drew HinshawShari‘a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Politics by Mark Fathi MassoudWe Do Not Have Borders: Greater Somalia and the Predicaments of Belonging in Kenya by Keren WeitzbergNew World Order: A View from the South by Claude Ake"Seven years ago, #BringBackOurGirls was a global campaign. What happened?" "Here’s what it means to be Somali in Kenya""Bandit fire brings down Nigeria air force jet, pilot survives" "Drawing a Parallel between Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo of Nigerian Air Force and Captain Scott O'Grady of US Air Force""Why Uganda is sending more officials than athletes to Tokyo""Africa’s vaccine crisis: It’s not all about corruption" by Nanjala Nyabola"Unexamined Life: The too many faces of Edward Said" by Hussein OmarPrevious Episodes We MentionedEp. 121: A conversation with Amal FadlallaEp. 103: A conversation with Cyril Obi of the African Peacebuilding NetworkEp. 120: A conversation with Zachariah Mampilly on researching African politicsFind the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.