What if the solution to insecurity in Nigeria is beyond the capacity of the state?

Western liberal democracy in Africa

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan and his administration have been subject to withering criticism at home and abroad over the government’s response to the Boko Haram kidnapping of some three hundr…

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.  

Nigeria should seize the opportunity to raise its diplomatic game and lead the continent from the front.

Senegalese leader’s belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country’s civil society and the region’s prodemocracy coalition.