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Elections postponed. Nigeria on the brink – again. – By Richard Dowden
Suddenly North-East Nigeria has become important to President Goodluck Jonathan’s government. It has provided an excuse to postpone the elections from February 14th to March 28th. ... -
Nigeria Forum: In the event of a Buhari win – By Tolu Ogunlesi
In one yet-to-be-released poll, the two leading contenders in Nigeria’s February 14 presidential elections – Mohammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan – are “running neck-to-neck.” In another ... -
No Peace, No Justice: How the African Union is failing South Sudan – By David K. Deng
On the evening of 29 January, African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa for a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC). ... -
Nigeria Forum: IDPs, Boko Haram and elections likely to be settled by the courts – By Idayat Hassan
It is no longer news that Nigeria is heading, with breakneck speed towards elections on Feb 14 and 28. Beyond the familiar issues of analysis, such ... -
Zambia elections: the Lungu succession and rise of the UPND – By Nicole Beardsworth
On the evening of 24 January the streets of Lusaka erupted with celebrations as Zambia’s 6th president was announced following a heated race between two front runners. ... -
Will 2015 be a year of transformation for African women? – By Susana Edjang
The African Union has declared 2015 the year of “Women’s empowerment”, and made gender central to its 24th annual summit taking place this month. Whether this ... -
Nigeria Forum: between Jonathan and Buhari, how did we find ourselves in this mess? – By Adewale Maja-Pearce
One doesn’t have to be a member of the opposition All Progressive’s Congress in order to consider President Goodluck Jonathan a colossal failure. Whether he is ... -
How will the oil price collapse affect the Africa Rising story? – By Desné Masie
I have vowed never to use the overused phrase “˜Africa Rising’ ever again, having long been somewhat cautious of the integrity of the projected growth rates ... -
Zambia Elections: Lungo sworn in, but HH calls elections “stolen” – By Arthur Simuchoba
Finally, the result of the January 20 presidential by–election in Zambia was declared on the night of January 24. Edgar Lungu, the candidate of the governing ... -
David Yau Yau and South Sudan’s Internal Wager with Self-Determination – Mayank Bubna
Amidst protracted conflict with Nuer rebels and a peace-negotiation impasse in Addis Ababa, the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) is also one year in to a ...
