November 07, 2023
Nigeria: Blood Money
When it comes to wealth transfer, Nigerian Pentecostal churches prefer to keep it all in the family. Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: Dependency Theory
The phenomenon of state-sponsored weddings across Nigeria's predominantly Muslim northern region raises pertinent questions on the limits of political benevolence. Read more »
October 19, 2023
Nigeria: In Search of Manhood
The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Paper Truths and Counterfeit Lives
The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society. Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: An Army of Special Assistants for Top Level Office Holders
Why do public office holders in Nigeria increasingly appoint a large number of personal aides? Read more »
September 27, 2023
Africa: A Dispiriting High-Level Week at the UN as Leaders Devalue Democracy
Leaders devalue democracy under the guise of standing up to the West. Read more »
September 15, 2023
Africa: Further Downhill for African Democracy Efforts
Democracy is decidedly worse for wear in Africa following a set of sham elections in Zimbabwe and Gabon, with few bright spots in the upcoming electoral calendar. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: The Rules of Obeisance
What various forms of bodily deportment can teach us about power and authority in Africa. Read more »
August 28, 2023
West Africa: The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat
The latest generation of African coupists offers definitive proof that the armed forces are the greatest victims of military rule. Read more »
August 07, 2023
West Africa: The Anti - Anti-Coup
The apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Senegal: A Setback for Senegal
With news of the dissolution of Senegal's main opposition party, it is one step forward and two steps back for Senegalese democracy. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Africa: Pax Nigeriana
Nigeria should lead an Afro-Western alliance to flush out Niger's military junta and restore democracy in the country. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Niger: The Military Seizes Power in Niger
Pro-democracy forces must address the conditions that create fertile ground for coup d'états. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - A Reformer's Dilemma
Tinubu's macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria's micropolitics. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Nigeria: Asset Stripping
What attitudes toward public infrastructure tell us about the state of the social contract in Nigeria. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Senegal: Power to the People
Senegalese leader's belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country's civil society and the region's prodemocracy coalition. Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: Addressing Election Integrity in Sierra Leone
With recent questions surrounding the June 24 election in Sierra Leone, international partners must reevaluate their response to seriously flawed elections. Read more »
June 28, 2023
Mali: Uncertain Future After Referendum
Last week, authorities in Mali announced that a constitutional referendum consolidating more power in the presidency and the military had been overwhelmingly approved by voters.… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: Nigeria Should Raise Its Diplomatic Game and Lead the Continent
Nigeria should seize the opportunity to raise its diplomatic game and lead the continent from the front. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: The Nigerian Conundrum
When an irresistible society meets an immovable state. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Nigeria: Not Their President
For the first time since the country's return to civil rule in 1999, Nigerian Pentecostals find themselves on the outside looking in. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Senegal: Tensions Mount in Senegal
Echoes of the past in Senegal as growing uncertainty over a potential third term for President Sall triggers protests and unrest. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu's Turn - Up Against the Wall Amid Rising Discontent
Up against the wall, Tinubu will need his famed political savvy--and more--to stanch rising discontent in Nigeria. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Nigeria: Why Buhari Failed
When Nigerians needed him to deliver, President Muhammadu Buhari fell short. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Nigeria: An Epidemic of Lawlessness
Rising vigilantism in Nigeria reflects public cynicism about law enforcement and the judicial system. Read more »