Africa
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Is the People’s Democratic Party Dead?
Formed in 1998 as Nigeria prepared its transition from military rule to civilian government, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the Nigerian national political landscape for sixteen years without interruption. It held control of the presidency from 1999, at the dawn of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic till 2015. During this same period, it controlled the majority …. read more.
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Assessing Benin Republic's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
As armed activity continues to escalate across the Central Sahel, particularly in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the security crisis has increasingly spilled into the coastal states of West Africa. Countries once considered relatively insul…. read more.
To Whom Does the Voting Power Belong in a Nigerian Political Party? Consensus Candidacy and the Fraying of Democracy
Consensus candidacy is redefining what political participation means in the Nigerian democratic landscape. Is it the government of the people by the leaders and for the party? Or is it the government of the leaders for the party and the peo…. read more.
Half True or False: What "School Nah Scam" Sees and What It Misses
Degrees Without Development: Credentialism and the Crisis of Value in Nigeria. read more.
NELFUND Helped Me Through School: A Conversation With Oladepo Caleb, the Best Graduating Student of LAUTECH
A lot of people do not use AI the right way, and I think it's one of the reasons why students have been affected by its usage. I usually say AI is not necessarily a tool to solve a problem for you. It's either a tool to do research or a to…. read more.
From Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria: The Rise of Prince Obelawo, an Industrial Pioneer
Lawal Yusuf Amuda Obelawo's name hardly features wherever Nigerian industrial pioneers are being mentioned. The reason for this usual omission, or what may be considered a marginal focus on his contribution to the Nigerian economy beginning…. read more.
HOW DEMOLITION IS PUSHING MAKOKO’S CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
Lagos, Nigeria — Three months after the Lagos State Government demolished large parts of Makoko, the waterfront settlement known as Nigeria's Venice, the impact on the community's schools is visible and growing. The first thing you notice i…. read more.
HOW ANGRY IS TOO ANGRY FOR DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN AFRICA?
At what point does public anger cease to be a democratic expression and begin to be seen as a threat to the state? Across Africa today, that line is being drawn faster and more aggressively than ever before. Anger now fills streets during p…. read more.
How German Language Quietly Shapes Nigerians' Access to Global Education and Labour Mobility
The reactions were swift and adulating when Oluwaseyifunmi Sanni posted photos of herself holding a copy of her final year undergraduate dissertation on X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate her academic milestone in German studies at the Unive…. read more.