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June 26, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: June 26, 2023

Bolsonaro’s legal troubles begin; Guatemalan presidential candidates Torres and Arévalo head for second round.

Presidential candidate for the Semilla party Bernardo Arévalo speaks with members of his party as he attends a press conference on the day of the first round of Guatemala’s presidential election in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 25, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

May 31, 2022

Nigeria
Elite Compact Thrown Into Doubt as Atiku Abubakar’s Emergence Blows Nigerian Presidential Race Wide Open

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

Nigerian Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar gives an impassioned speech while gesturing
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

December 28, 2017

Nigeria
Nigeria Is Not Corrupt, Nigerians Are Corrupt

Changes to law and institutions will come later, but it starts with people. Unless Nigerians choose to stop participating in and enabling corruption, the country will not move forward.

President Muhammadu Buhari supporters at a solidarity rally in Abuja, Nigeria August 11, 2017.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

February 10, 2017

The Future of Lava Jato and Brazil’s Reform Agenda

The tragic January airplane crash that killed Justice Teori Zavascki, a member of Brazil’s highest court (the Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF), has given President Michel Temer an opportunity to seize …

Brazil's President Michel Temer attends the inauguration ceremony of new Ministers, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February 3, 2017 (Reuters/Adriano Machado).
Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment

January 29, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
More Muslims “Deported” from Southern Nigeria?

Earlier this week I blogged on the arrest of 320 Muslim traders of northern origin in Rivers state on allegations that they were “Boko Haram.” According to the media, the traders had lived in Rivers …

Police queue at a petrol station to pump their motorcycles with fuel before the start of the governorship election in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna April 28, 2011.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition