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

Western liberal democracy in Africa

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.

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…

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.  

[Voters in Africa’s most populous country and largest economy cast ballots for a new leader in the Feb. 25 Nigerian general elections. Here are answers to some essential questions about the vote]