A newsletter about West Africa, MENA, Islam, and politics.
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West Africa, Horn, MENA: Links for 9/18/2026
Last week’s links can be found here.
Sahel and West Africa
Professor Max Siollun hosted me on his podcast to talk about the history of Islamic law in Nigeria. I wrote some notes on Part 1 of the episode, which is available here; Part 2...
Niger: A Military Command Reshuffle Following the Mutiny
On August 28-29, a mutiny broke out in Niger’s capital Niamey, at Base 101 at the Hamani Diori International Airport. The mutiny, which seems to have been swelling into a coup attempt, was suppressed with the help of Russia’s Africa Corps o...
West Africa, Horn, MENA: Links for 9/11/2026
You can see last week’s links here.
Sahel and West Africa
There’s more to say about Senegal’s debt restructuring than this roundup can contain…look out for a post next week, hopefully.
The BBC’s Wycliffe Muia and Thomas Naadi: “‘You’re...
“NGOs and Terrorists”
I was struck by a short but dense phrase used by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Special Envoy for Peace, in remarks he gave in Kyiv on September 6.
Kushner was discussing the situation in Israel and Gaza. I’m inclu...
West Africa, Horn, MENA: Links for 9/4/2026
Last week’s links are available here.
Sahel and West Africa
Big news out of Senegal this week, as the administration of President Diomaye Faye reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund. Senegal will restructure its debt in exc...
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I teach in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. I work on a range of topics connected to Islam and politics.
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