June 14, 2022
Africa: Jendayi Frazer On the Search for Multilateral Consensus - Somaliland and Liberia
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs of the United States Jendayi Frazer speaks about the evolution of U.S. policy toward Somaliland. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Nigeria: APC Runs Into Headwinds As Christian Opposition to Muslim-Muslim Ticket Gains Traction in Nigeria
Presidential candidate faces a dilemma as religious factor threatens to undo campaign. Read more »
June 10, 2022
Nigeria: Tinubu's Emergence Sets the Stage for Titanic Presidential Battle, but Mood in the Country Is Foul
Nigeria's two major political parties have now picked their presidential candidates, but commotion across the country casts a shadow over the politics. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Nigeria: Elite Compact in Doubt As Atiku Abubakar's Emergence Blows Presidential Race Wide Open
The outcome of party presidential primaries appears to signal the end of post-military elite political consensus. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Nigeria: Reaction to "Blasphemy" Killing Illustrates Complicated Role of Religion in Nigeria's Democratic Transition
Horrendous killing of college sophomore highlights the country's ethnoreligious fault line, but interdenominational rivalry in the south is of no less moment. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Nigeria: The Nigerian State Is the Greatest Threat to Nigerian Democracy
As the race for the Nigerian presidency takes shape, the fate of Nigeria itself hangs in the balance. Read more »