With a contentious past, and vocal in its criticism of President Jonathan's government, there is more at stake in Ekiti State than just the governor's seat. The Africa Report goes on the campaign trail.
News & Analysis
Nigeria's litmus test poll
- Friday, 18 July 2014 15:34
- Tolu Ogunlesi in Ado-Ekiti
Moulay Hicham, Morocco's rebel prince
- Friday, 11 July 2014 15:22
- Nadia Rabbaa in Casablanca
King Mohammed VI's cousin and the third in line to the throne has written a scathing book about the need ford democratization in Morocco, but critics say that he benefits greatly from the monarchy.
African Angles: That age-old Hypocrisy over Ukraine
- Friday, 04 July 2014 17:09
The US government is stuck in a Cold War mentality and using Ukraine for its own geopolitical goals.
The fight against dirty money goes global
- Friday, 20 June 2014 16:45
- Patrick Smith
Trade mispricing, money laundering and tax evasion are stripping more than $50bn a year from African state revenue. So says a detailed, new United Nations report coordinated by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki.
EU-Africa Summit: All roads lead to Brussels
- Wednesday, 02 April 2014 12:47
The topics of trade, aid and security are all on the table at the EU-Africa summit on 2-3 April. African negotiators worry about tariff protection, migration issues and financing peace-keeping missions.
Towards a UN-AU division of labour - Haile Menkerios
- Wednesday, 12 March 2014 17:04
UN special representative Haile Menkerios talked to The Africa Report about peace enforcement in Africa and the dynamics of the crisis in South Sudan.
Me-tooism approaches payback time - Hannibal
- Monday, 17 February 2014 15:20
If your neighbours get a cheap loan to build their new railway, you are going to want one too. But Hannibal cannot help worrying about the flush of 'me-tooism' behind the flurry of African countries heading to the international sovereign debt markets.
