For the first time since the country’s return to civil rule in 1999, Nigerian Pentecostals find themselves on the outside looking in.

The new coronavirus has led to a slowdown in economic activity in China and East Asia more broadly. The global price of oil has now fallen to $53 a barrel. This is beginning to affect the oil-exporting countries of Africa. According to Africa Confidential, three-quarters of Nigeria’s and Angola’s oil production ear-marked for export in April is unsold. Similar deficits are reported from Chad, Republic of Congo, and Gabon.

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2020. Here are ten to watch. 

The outcome of party presidential primaries appears to signal the end of post-military elite political consensus.