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Vol. 44 No 1 (2019): Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial sur Argent, sécurité et gouvernance démocratique en Afrique (I)

4 - Investment in Security Forces and Human Development Challenges in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria’s Experience

https://doi.org/10.57054/ad.v44i1.682
Plangshak Musa Suchi

Corresponding Author(s) : Plangshak Musa Suchi

plangshaksuchi@yahoo.com

Afrique et développement, Vol. 44 No 1 (2019): Afrique et développement: Numéro spécial sur Argent, sécurité et gouvernance démocratique en Afrique (I)

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En utilisant le Nigéria comme noyau empirique, cet article aborde la question de l’investissement dans les forces de sécurité de l’État et comment cela a affecté la capacité et l’intérêt des États africains à faire face à d’autres problèmes de développement humain. En particulier, la réponse de l’État nigérian aux problèmes actuels de sécurité du pays, tels que l’insurrection et le terrorisme, les enlèvements et les conflits entre éleveurs et agriculteurs, fournit la base de la discussion. Sur une analyse de données secondaires, l’article affirme que d’énormes ressources ont été investies dans les forces de sécurité au Nigéria depuis l’indépendance en 1960, au détriment d’autres problèmes fondamentaux de développement humain tels que la misère et la pauvreté généralisées, la médiocrité des installations sanitaires, la faible espérance de vie, le bas taux d’alphabétisation, un taux de chômage élevé et une corruption phénoménale, en particulier des individus haut placés, les organisations et le gouvernement. L’article souligne le coût pour contrer l’insurrection en termes d’allocations budgétaires aux forces de sécurité, en particulier de la façon dont cela a privé de ressources d’autres défis de développement humain dans le pays.


 




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Suchi, P.M. 2019. 4 - Investment in Security Forces and Human Development Challenges in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria’s Experience. Afrique et développement. 44, 1 (mars 2019). DOI:https://doi.org/10.57054/ad.v44i1.682.
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Plangshak Musa Suchi

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.
Email: plangshaksuchi@yahoo.com

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