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Is Africa’s Richest State Ready for a Breakthrough?

Is Africa’s Richest State Ready for a Breakthrough?
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses troops at air force base Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Dec. 23, 2021. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Nigeria, in 2022, remained the state with the largest economy in Africa and the African state with the largest population (211 million in 2021). But it is a nation that even its staunchest supporters would admit was economically mismanaged—and in social and security upheaval.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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