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The False Promise of “Afro Democracy”
Africa needs more liberal democracy, not less. Read More
Africa's Free Trade Deal Signed in Kigali
In Kigali on March 21, more than forty African nations signed a deal to create the African Continental Free Trade Area. The dream is of a free trade area from the Cape of Good Hope to the Mediterrane…
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 17 - March 23
Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from March 17 to March 23, 2018. This update also represents violence related to Bo…
Ramaphosa Administration Moves to Clean Up SOEs in South Africa
Recently-appointed Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan is moving quickly in South Africa. He is seeking to rationalize the financial commitments of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and promis…
Controversy Surrounds Release of Most Dapchi Girls in Nigeria
At the time Boko Haram kidnapped almost three hundred girls from a school in Chibok in 2014, reports surfaced that the Nigerian security forces had advance intelligence, but that they failed to take …
Biafra Heats up as Trials Resume, Elections Loom, and Kanu Is Still Missing
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) is one of several groups seeking to revive republic of Biafra, a predominately Igbo state that sought to secede from Nigeria in 1967. Secession led to a civil …
