Ryan Musser
@ryanmusser.bsky.social
Posts about current events/politics/development in Africa, building better cities, local Washington DC issues, and how biking is the best form of transportation. Live in Ward 8/EOTR. Lover of front porches and #bikeDC.
Check out my Africa starter packs.
Check out my Africa starter packs.
I also have a List, which may have more people that I never got around to adding to a starter pack: bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 17, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I also have a List, which may have more people that I never got around to adding to a starter pack: bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I have several, which I made over a year ago: go.bsky.app/LgaSjF9
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I have several, which I made over a year ago: go.bsky.app/LgaSjF9
In some northern Nigerian communities though, they are negotiating peace with the bandits:
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In Nigeria’s northwest, where communities have been at the mercy of bandits and have been severely affected by mass kidnappings, these communities have been striking peace deals with bandits in exchange for access to mines
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: 'Too scared to speak' - villagers on living in the midst of bandits
Parents of kidnapped children know where the bandits hide out, but are too scared to inform the authorities.
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In some northern Nigerian communities though, they are negotiating peace with the bandits:
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
But some analysts think northern communities have been bled dry and can no longer come up with ransom payments. Some gangs may find it more rewarding to set their sights on regions further south.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: 'Too scared to speak' - villagers on living in the midst of bandits
Parents of kidnapped children know where the bandits hide out, but are too scared to inform the authorities.
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
But some analysts think northern communities have been bled dry and can no longer come up with ransom payments. Some gangs may find it more rewarding to set their sights on regions further south.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
In some cases it was bandit leaders who requested peace talks, perhaps because the banditry life had become expensive & uncomfortable.
“We’re all tired of violence," said Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“We’re all tired of violence," said Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: 'Too scared to speak' - villagers on living in the midst of bandits
Parents of kidnapped children know where the bandits hide out, but are too scared to inform the authorities.
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In some cases it was bandit leaders who requested peace talks, perhaps because the banditry life had become expensive & uncomfortable.
“We’re all tired of violence," said Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“We’re all tired of violence," said Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations
www.bbc.com/news/article...