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    Nigeria’s once mighty PDP is fighting for its future

    By Lagun Akinloye
    February 23, 2016
    The Peoples Democratic Party’s new chair has been accused of sponsoring Boko Haram and is being investigated for corruption while in office. Once hailed as ...
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  • NigeriaPolitics

    Nigeria: Buhari’s southern dilemma heating up

    By Chris Newsom
    January 29, 2016
    With a cluster of hotly-contested election re-runs coming up and low oil prices squeezing budgets, the next six months will be pivotal for the ...
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  • PoliticsThe Gambia

    What does Jammeh have to gain by making The Gambia an Islamic Republic?

    By Adolphus Washington
    January 28, 2016
    President Yahya Jammeh has developed a reputation for surprising announcements. What might be the reasons behind his latest? In a surprise announcement last month, ...
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  • NigeriaPolitics

    Nigeria’s contentious court rulings reveal need for electoral reform

    By Lagun Akinloye
    January 19, 2016
    The Court of Appeal’s recent string of rulings on disputed elections have raised accusations of political interference. Nigeria’s presidential election in March 2015 was ...
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  • NigeriaPolitics

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

    By Matthew Page
    January 14, 2016
    Nearly $50 million has been set aside in unaccountable items notorious for being misdirected. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, the fight against corruption in Nigeria ...
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  • NigeriaPolitics

    Why Nigeria should think twice before joining Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Military Alliance

    By Muktar Usman-Janguza
    January 8, 2016
    Four reasons why joining the Saudi-led coalition might not be such a great idea On 15 December, Saudi Arabia made a surprising announcement as ...
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  • NigeriaPolitics

    Boko Haram is not “defeated” but Buhari’s strategy is working

    By Jacob Zenn
    January 5, 2016
    Boko Haram may be on the back foot compared to a year ago, but the group has adapted and bounced back before. It will do so ...
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  • Burkina FasoPolitics

    The “People’s Victory”: President-elect Kaboré and the democratic road ahead for Burkina Faso

    By Brian J. Peterson
    December 4, 2015
    It’s tempting to think Roch Kaboré will simply replicate Compaoré’s old system, but the reality is that something has fundamentally changed in Burkina Faso. When ...
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  • Burkina FasoPolitics

    How Burkina Faso ensured its freest and fairest elections ever

    By Eloise Bertrand
    December 2, 2015
    Through the coordinated mobilisation of voters, civil society and the electoral commission, Burkina Faso made sure its most open election ever was also its most transparent. On ...
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  • NigeriaPodcastPolitics

    AAP#3: Nigeria and the Buhari Administration with James Schneider and Lagun Akinloye

    By Peter Dörrie
    October 30, 2015
    Five months after taking office, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally named his cabinet. Journalist James Schneider and analyst Lagun Akinloye join us to discuss ...
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