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The region in Niger quietly piloting a Boko Haram amnesty
The bold experiment is proving attractive, but comes fraught with dangers. In mid-December 2016, in rural Diffa region on Niger’s southern border with Nigeria, ... -
Nigeria: Could “the rift” derail President Buhari’s agenda?
Analysts disagree as to whether Nigeria’s executive-legislative battles are a sign of democratic maturity or immaturity. In Nigeria, several elements of President Muhummadu Buhari’s ... -
Nigeria: While Buhari’s away…
Relations between the Absent President, the Acting President, the “cabal” and the APC were complex and often tense before. The could get all the ... -
“Who is South Africa to humiliate Nigeria?”
Attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa have prompted an angry backlash back at home. Outbreaks of xenophobic violence in South Africa ... -
Strike and upheaval: The myth of trickle-down, Guinea edition
The recent nationwide protests in Guinea-Conakry transcended ethnic and regional differences, but also highlighted disconnections between top and bottom in Guinea’s contentious politics. Guinea’s ... -
The plight of Nigeria’s living dead
Hundreds of Nigerians are enduring daily torture on death row as they await execution for crimes ranging from kidnapping to blasphemy. Nigeria has no qualms ... -
Gambia First
On the promises and dangers of the New Gambia’s new and improved relationships with donors. Yesterday, UK foreign minister Boris Johnson visited The Gambia, ... -
#IStandWithNigeria protests: “We can change Nigeria and we are coming together to do just that”
On Monday, hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against a wide range of political and economic grievances with the government. They say this is ... -
Remembering Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian novelist, feminist, my mother
When her husband burnt her first handwritten manuscript, Buchi Emecheta did not give up. She persevered and went on to become the celebrated author ... -
The five big questions facing the New Gambia’s new government
From prosecuting Jammeh, to lifting the economy, to working out the relationship with Senegal, President Adama Barrow has a lot to think about. On ...
