Nnamdi K. Obasi

Senior Analyst
Abuja, Nigeria

Crisis Group role:

Nnamdi Obasi joined International Crisis Group as a Senior Analyst in August 2006. He works with the West Africa project, particularly Nigeria.

Areas of expertise:

• Human Security in West Africa, with emphasis on small arms
• Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in West Africa
• Conflict and Organised Crime in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
• Contemporary Nigerian politics

Professional background:

• Head of Department, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Affairs, African Centre for Strategic Research and Training, National War College, Nigeria (2005-2006)
• Research Fellow, Centre for Peace Research and Conflict Resolution, National War College, Nigeria (1997-2005)
• Member, later Deputy Chairman, of Editorial Board, Concord Newspapers, Nigeria (1983-1993)
• Participated as consultant/researcher on projects by several organizations including Small Arms Survey, Geneva; United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva; Pan African Strategic and Peace Research Group (PANAFSTRAG); Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Nigeria Office, Abuja; Centre for Development and Conflict Management Studies (CEDCOMS), Nigeria

Publications and Media:

• "A Violent window of opportunity" with Mark L.Schneider in Foreign Policy, 17 July 2009
• Ethnic Militias, Vigilantes and Separatist Groups in Nigeria (Third Millennium; Abuja, 2002)
• Small Arms Proliferation and Disarmament in West Africa (Apophyl Publications; Abuja, 2002)
• Book chapters in: Margaret Vogt, The Liberian Crisis and ECOMOG (Gabumo Publishing; Lagos,  Coy, 1992); Maj Gen Chris Garuba (ed.), Capacity Building for Crisis Management in Africa (National War College; Abuja,  1998); Amos G. Adedeji and Istifanus S. Zabadi (eds.), The Military and Management of Internal Conflict in Nigeria (National War College; Abuja, 2005); and Amadu Sesay and Anthonia Simbine (eds.), Control of Small Arms Proliferation in the Niger Delta (College Press; Ibadan, 2006).
• Radio, television and print media interviews with Voice of America, BBC Africa Service, Radio France International, Finish Broadcasting Company, Reuters, others.

Languages:

• Igbo (native)
• English (fluent)

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