{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EduNews","provider_url":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news","author_name":"eduadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/author\/eduadmin\/","title":"Governance not guns will secure West Africa - EduNews","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O7ladYgn7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/governance-not-guns-will-secure-west-africa\/\">Governance not guns will secure West Africa<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/governance-not-guns-will-secure-west-africa\/embed\/#?secret=O7ladYgn7b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Governance not guns will secure West Africa&#8221; &#8212; EduNews\" data-secret=\"O7ladYgn7b\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/West-Africa.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"Governance not guns will secure West Africa, By Lawal Farouq A recent West Africa Security Retreat\u00a0has warned that lasting peace will come not from firepower but from accountable institutions, resilient governance, and the trust of citizens. West Africa has been fighting insecurity for decades, yet the region remains trapped in a cycle of violence. Extremist [&hellip;]"}