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 »

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 »

Sudan: Civil Society Laying the Groundwork for Sustained Peace

Supporting Sudanese agency in the ongoing conflict will boost confidence-building measures for a sustained peace. Read more »

Africa: A Democratic Inquest

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices. Read more »

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 »

Nigeria: The Rules of Obeisance

What various forms of bodily deportment can teach us about power and authority in Africa. Read more »

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 »

Kenya: Kenya's Governance Dilemma

With no clear end in sight for Kenya's cost of living crisis, the Ruto administration will struggle to promote calm while managing expectations. Read more »

Africa: Democracy is in Trouble on the Continent

Three decades after the fight for multiparty democracy in Africa, many on the continent still face sham elections, restrictions of rights, and few improvements. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Multiple Security Crises

Across the continent, ill-conceived security arrangements are having unintended consequences Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Niger: The Military Seizes Power in Niger

Pro-democracy forces must address the conditions that create fertile ground for coup d'états. Read more »

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - A Reformer's Dilemma

Tinubu's macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria's micropolitics. Read more »

Africa: Lessons From a New Era of African Statecraft

African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change. Read more »

Nigeria: Asset Stripping

What attitudes toward public infrastructure tell us about the state of the social contract in Nigeria. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: Seeking Urgency On Sudan

Sudan's crisis is deepening, and the international response is utterly inadequate. Read more »

Nigeria: The Nigerian Conundrum

When an irresistible society meets an immovable state. Read more »

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 »

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 »