Matthew Page, Author at African Arguments

Author: Matthew Page

Matthew Page

Matthew T. Page is a consultant and co-author of 'Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know' (Oxford University Press, 2018). He is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an associate fellow with the Africa Programme at Chatham House, and nonresident fellow with the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewTPage.

Economy Nigeria Top story

By Matthew Page
August 14, 2018
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Nigeria is home to 500+ kinds of graft. Here’s a new way to think about them.

Corruption in Nigeria is complicated, far-reaching, and multi-faceted. A new taxonomy can help us make sense of it. Corruption in Nigeria runs the gamut from the ...

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Nigeria Politics

By Matthew Page
January 14, 2016
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Nigeria: Buhari’s 2016 budget continues use of secretive ‘security votes’

Nearly $50 million has been set aside in unaccountable items notorious for being misdirected. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, the fight against corruption in Nigeria has unquestionably ...

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Economy Editor's Picks Mauritius

China in Mauritius: Gateway to Africa or forgotten friend?

China and Mauritius will reassert their friendship again at FOCAC, but is it just a matter of time before Beijing outgrows its tiny partner? When the Mauritian and Chinese leaders ...
Editor's Picks Politics Uganda

Generation gap: What #FreeBobiWine tells us about Ugandan politics

Uganda’s old guard fear the new and they don’t know what to do. Today, Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as musician Bobi Wine – appeared before the General Court ...
Culture Editor's Picks Nigeria

Here, queer, and speaking up: LGBTQ Nigerians tell their stories

In one of the world’s most homophobic countries, a new generation of writers are writing queer people into existence. On Nigeria’s streets, on the pages of its newspapers, and on ...
Editor's Picks Politics Zimbabwe

Were Zimbabwe’s elections free, fair and credible? The final scoresheet.

Before the elections, we identified six make or break conditions that would determine the credibility of the vote. How many were met? This week, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court will rule on ...
Burundi Editor's Picks Society Tanzania

“There is pressure on us”: Burundian refugees in Tanzania pushed to return

With words and actions, the Tanzanian is pressuring Burundian refugees to go home, putting them at greater risk of abuses. Over the last few months, the Burundian government has continued ...

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Matthew Page

Nigeria is home to 500+ kinds of graft. Here’s a new way to think about them.

Nigeria: Buhari’s 2016 budget continues use of secretive ‘security votes’