When the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) launched in the early 2010s, few observers expected it to shift the tide in one of Africa’s most volatile regions. Decades of oil- fueled conflict, entrenched underdevelopment, and deeply rooted distrust, the Niger Delta had long been tagged as ‘unfixable’—a region too politicized and fragmented for … Continue reading The Strategist Behind the Shift: How Aline Varre is Redefining Development in Fragile Nigerian States