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Nigeria at the Brink: A Comparative Assessment of Governance, Security and Development in Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso
This study examines the interconnected challenges of governance, security, and development in Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso within the broader context of West African political instability and democratic transition. While Ghana has maintained relative political stability and democratic consolidation, Nigeria continues to grapple with insurgency, banditry, corruption, and institutional fragility, whereas Burkina Faso has experienced repeated military coups, violent extremism, and state collapse in several regions. The study adopts a comparative political economy framework anchored on the the…
