Hilary Matfess, Author at African Arguments

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Hilary Matfess

Hilary Matfess is a research analyst, working on issues of governance, security and gender. She is a PhD candidate at Yale University in the Political Science Department and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Nigeria Society

By Hilary Matfess
November 1, 2017
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Rescued and deradicalised women are returning to Boko Haram. Why?

Girls and women who join Boko Haram simply tend to see it as the best option available to them. This June, reports emerged that Aisha, the ...

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Cameroon Chad Niger Nigeria Society

By Hilary Matfess
September 26, 2017
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“We lose entire communities in the blink of an eye and people do not seem to look.”

The crisis in Lake Chad Basin is one of the most desperate, and neglected, in the world. It may not get the same level of international ...

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