Nigeria is confronting the threat of a grave political crisis as the deteriorating health of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari (left), and its potentially dire political implications, are stoking anxiety and… Read more »
Following the ousting of Pravin Gordhan as South Africa’s finance minister in the recent cabinet reshuffle and the downgrade by ratings agencies, fears that South Africa under President Jacob Zuma… Read more »
The biggest obstacles to credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria is the attitude and behavior of the members of the political class, the institutional weakness of the political parties… Read more »
Given what we know about insurgencies in general, and Boko Haram in particular, recent schisms within Boko Haram can play out in three ways, analyst Hilary Matfess writes for The… Read more »
Nigeria ’s Government has promised to address the challenges of inadequate funding, training and other problems facing the Nigeria Police Force. The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, a… Read more »
A former Nigerian military dictator has just won a historic democratic election and is sworn in amidst tremendous international and domestic goodwill, notes analyst Amaka Anku. He immediately goes to… Read more »
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), a coalition of over 400 civic organizations on Friday, disclosed that sources in the Presidency under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration offered a bribe of N2 billion… Read more »
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization forged in the fires of the U.S. civil rights movement, has honored former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for his contributions to human rights and freedom, Global… Read more »
In northeastern Nigeria, where violence has terrorized communities over the past several years, the Nigerian Union of Teachers is going beyond the difficult task of ensuring students continue to receive… Read more »