#security-crisis

#security-crisis

Muhammadu Buhari, who has died aged 82, was military dictator and, later, democratically elected president of Nigeria, earning both lasting popularity and criticism.

"They're creating a proto-state that stretches like a belt from western Mali all the way to the borderlands of Benin. ... It is a substantial - even exponential - expansion," said Héni Nsaibia, West Africa senior analyst for the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project.

Raul's story highlights the struggles of many scientists in Ecuador who are conducting fieldwork with diverse populations and critical ecosystems in a country facing a growing security crisis.