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The Cult of TraoréRather than a beacon of hope, Burkinabè tyrant Ibrahim Traoré is a pointer to everything that is wrong with the continent.
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Prince of the SahelBeneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.
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Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious FreedomEbenezer Obadare's testimony before the United States Committee on International Religious Freedom addresses how Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other violent non-state actors commit religious freedom violations across Central Africa and the Sahel, and what U.S. policy response should be.
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Fear and Loathing in the SahelAcross the region, the promise of a better life under the military is fast turning into a nightmare.
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The Unmaking of an EliteThe great tragedy of Nigerian tertiary education is the debasement of its professoriate.
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The Truth About Africa's "Debt Crisis"Africa has a governance crisis, not a debt crisis.
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Kagame's CrusadeThe Rwandan President’s attempt to regulate faith-based organizations raises more questions than answers.
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Uncivil SocietyThe standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.
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Zimbabwe’s Pre-SADC CrackdownAs SADC leaders gather in Harare for their annual summit, Zimbabwe’s government rounds up perceived “enemies of the state.”
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A Loud SilencePentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.
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The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African ProtestRather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.
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A False DilemmaBad governance, not dissent, is the real threat to law and order in Nigeria.
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Uganda’s Inventive Protest CultureIn the face of growing repression, Ugandans continue to find new and creative ways to combat the entrenched system of state capture.