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May 30, 2023

Nigeria
Tinubu’s Turn

Up against the wall, Tinubu will need his famed political savvy—and more—to stanch rising discontent in Nigeria.   

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves to a crowd on a vehicle after his inauguration as president.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

May 17, 2023

Nigeria
An Epidemic of Lawlessness

Rising vigilantism in Nigeria reflects public cynicism about law enforcement and the judicial system.

Nigerian police officers sit in front of a colorful mural.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

March 3, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria After the Elections

CFR experts discuss Nigeria’s recent general elections, including the significance of voting delays and polling station attacks, the domestic policy challenges facing the new leader, and what the out…

Play The Independent National Electoral Commission declares Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria's 2023 presidential elections in Abuja
Virtual Event by Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and John Campbell

January 3, 2023

Nigeria
Tinubu’s Challenge

At a moment of deep generational fracture, the political opposition would seem to be the least of Bola Tinubu’s problems.

Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor, is pictured with a pensive face and his hand to his mouth.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

October 11, 2022

West Africa
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Politics of Religion and Gender in West Africa

Chiedo Nwankwor, vice dean of education and academic affairs, and director of SAIS Women Lead at Johns Hopkins University, and Ebenezer Obadare, the Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at…

Play The Politics of Religion and Gender in West Africa
Webinar by Chiedo Nwankwor, Ebenezer Obadare, and Katherine Marshall Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars