Security - Intelpoint

Egypt and Algeria are Africa’s only countries in the global top 20 military strength ranking.
The United States remains the world’s strongest military, with a near-perfect power index score.
Africa’s global military influence is highly concentrated in just two countries.
No Sub-Saharan African country appears in the global top 20.
Several African countries cluster in the global bottom 10, highlighting weak military capacity.
The gap between Africa’s strongest and weakest militaries is significant.

The U.S Department of Homeland Security specifies that the data reflects the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens arrested by ICE, not general immigration arrests.
Nigeria leads the list with 40 arrests, the highest among all African nationals reported.
Somalia (27) and Liberia (21) follow, forming a concentrated top tier.
Most countries report fewer than 10 arrests, showing a sharp decline beyond the top group.

Nigeria has 371,800 police personnel as of 2025
100,000 officers, 26.9% of the NPF, are dedicated to VIP and politician protection
Only 73.1% of personnel (271,800 officers) remain available for general public policing
Nearly one-third of the police workforce is focused on elite protection rather than community safety
The heavy VIP-protection allocation reduces manpower available for daily security operations

Nigeria has consistently ranked among the least peaceful countries, with scores remaining in the lower band from 2008 to 2025.
Peacefulness worsened sharply between 2013 and 2015, marking one of Nigeria’s most unstable periods.
A mild improvement occurred between 2017 and 2022, although overall peacefulness remained low.
Nigeria’s score deteriorated again in 2025, rising from 2.77 to 2.87 and reversing recent stability.

Nigeria recorded 971 protests and violent demonstrations in 2024.
Protest numbers have grown 50-fold since 2000, signalling a consistent rise in public mobilisation.
The most significant surge occurred between 2011 and 2015, under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure saw the highest number of recorded protests — peaking at 1,008 in 2020.
Despite a change in leadership, protest activity remains elevated under Bola Tinubu.

Kenya recorded 2,008 protests in 2024, the highest in its modern history.
The number of protest events increased seven-fold between 2022 and 2024.
Social media has become a major mobilisation tool for civic expression.
Rising cost of living, taxation, and unemployment remain the top drivers of unrest.

Africa recorded 12,581 protests and violent demonstrations in 2024.
Morocco led the continent with 3,654 protests, far ahead of others.
Kenya ranked second with 2,008 protests.
South Africa (1,715) and Nigeria (971) followed, driven by economic and political frustrations.
North African countries, such as Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya, accounted for a significant share of protests.
The bottom 10 countries, including Lesotho, Gambia, and Seychelles, recorded fewer than 10 protests each.
Djibouti and Eritrea reported zero protests.

India recorded the highest number of protests and demonstration events globally in 2024 (22.1K).
The United States followed with 10.5K protest events.
Yemen (8.2K) ranked third, reflecting the instability and ongoing conflict-driven unrest.
Pakistan (7.3K) and France (6.9K) rounded out the top five, underscoring the diverse sources of civic agitation.
Morocco (3.7K) was Africa’s leading country for protest activity, placing 12th globally.
The global total of protest and violent demonstration events reached 153,573 in 2024.

Kenya’s total fraud exposure in 2024 hit KES 2.0T, with KES 1.6T actually lost.
Mobile banking fraud was the largest contributor, with KES 981.7B exposed and KES 810.7B lost.
Mobile banking had an 82.6% loss rate, making it one of the riskiest fraud channels.
Computer fraud and internet scams recorded 100% loss rates, showing no funds were recovered.
Identity theft saw 97.9% of exposed amounts lost, translating to KES 199.1B.
Card fraud had a lower loss rate (59.9%) but still cost banks and customers KES 263.3B.

Mauritius leads Africa’s Peace Index with the lowest (best) score of 1.586, showing its stability and strong governance.
Southern Africa is well represented in the rankings with Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, Madagascar, and Zambia in the top 10.
West Africa also performs strongly, represented by The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Senegal, and Liberia.
The scores are tightly clustered (1.586–1.939), showing that Africa’s most peaceful states are relatively close in performance despite regional differences.

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