REFLEXIVE PEACE PRACTICE (RPP) PROJECT

Nigeria's conflict and peace environment remained critical during the week of 31 August–4 September 2026. The Northeast saw continued Boko Haram/ISWAP factional violence and an attack on a political convoy, while the Middle Belt recorded a Fulani ethnic-militia raid and abductions in Kaduna State amid lingering herder-farmer tensions in Plateau State. A large-scale cholera outbreak, Africa's most severe in the West/Central African region this year, continued to strain the humanitarian response in Borno State. Military authorities reported some tactical successes, and local peace dialogue in Plateau offered a modest counterpoint to an otherwise volatile week.