Why seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.

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

Western liberal democracy in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. Pro-democracy advocates have at times successfully stopped presidents from extending their mandates, but the authorita…

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

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.  

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