Nigeria : What Everyone Needs to Know(R)

Nigeria is one of the most important democracies in the world, but scarcely examined. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This volume provides interested readers with an accessible overview of essential questions related to widening inequality stemming from Nigeria's oil wealth, Nigeria's historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, Nigeria's subpar human rights and corruption records, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is demographically half Christian and half Muslim.