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March 30, 2021

Asia
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor—Hard Reality Greets BRI’s Signature Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative's flagship project in Pakistan is struggling to fulfill China's hopes.

A container is loaded on to the Cosco Wellington, the first container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan, on November 13, 2016.
Blog Post by David Sacks Asia Unbound

February 14, 2022

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 5–11

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 5 to February 11, 2022.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

March 24, 2021

China
Countries in China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Who’s In And Who’s Out

Jennifer Hillman and David Sacks are codirectors of the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report on a U.S. Response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is co-chaired by Jacob J. Lew and Gar…

Workers from China Railway No.2 Engineering Group pose for a group photo after welding the first seamless rails for the China-Laos railway in the northern suburb of Vientiane, Laos, on June 18, 2020.
Blog Post by David Sacks Asia Unbound

December 2, 2019

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 23–29

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from November 23 to 29, 2019.

Map of Nigeria shaded to reflect NST-documented deaths per state.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

March 29, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Fire Destroys Market in Nigeria’s Second Largest City

Over the weekend—near the end of the Christian observance of Holy Week—a fire broke out in Kano’s Sabon Gari market. It eventually destroyed 3,800 shops, according to the Nigeria Emergency Management…

Market Fire
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition