Podcast / Africa 05 November 2020 1 minute Protests against Police Brutality Shake Nigeria This week on Hold Your Fire!, Nnamdi Obasi and Comfort Ero explain the significance of Nigeria’s police brutality crisis and the resulting #ENDSARS protests. Rob Malley and guest host Richard Atwood also examine the protracted process of the U.S. presidential election. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print In this week’s episode of Hold Your Fire!, Rob Malley and guest host Richard Atwood try to make sense of a very convoluted electoral map, with no clear winner, the day after the U.S. election. They then turn to the protests against police brutality that have shaken Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, with Crisis Group Senior Adviser Nnamdi Obasi and Africa Program Director Comfort Ero. Lastly, they offer an update on the sadly predictable military escalation in Ethiopia. Background readings by Crisis Group: Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protest: De-escalate Tensions, Start Deep Police Reform The Islamic State Franchises in Africa: Lessons from Lake Chad Facing the Challenge of the Islamic State in West Africa Province Violence in Nigeria’s North West: Rolling Back the Mayhem Video: The Fate of Women Who Lived With Boko Haram Click here to listen on iTunes or Spotify. Related Tags More for you Podcast / United States Can the U.S. Avoid an Election Crisis? Podcast / Latin America & Caribbean What Makes Peace? Colombia’s Ex-President Santos Says It’s Harder than War