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aftermath

Was the Nigerian election rigged?

Even before the Nigerian presidential election results were released, the process had been denounced as flawed by some political leaders. ... After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subsequently declared that the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu had won, few were surprised that his two main rivals, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, announced they would lodge petitions against the results with the Court of Appeal. Both had good grounds for suspicion.

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UNDER PRESSURE

Kenya: New legal woes for Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

On 20 March, 43 former Facebook moderators announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against the social media giant’s parent company, Meta, ... primarily for “unlawful dismissal.”

No rest

Nigeria: Governor Wike is splashing cash to win his state

Rivers State has a reputation for electoral chaos that is well merited, writes Donu Kogbara. What should we expect in the governorship elections ... on 18 March?

REWRITING HISTORY

Nigeria: Pro-democracy campaigner accuses Tinubu of betrayal

The American chapter of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) of Nigeria disowned its most famous member, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at a press ... conference in Washington DC last week.

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REWRITING HISTORY

Nigeria: Pro-democracy campaigner accuses Tinubu of betrayal

electrical outage

South Africa: Eskom’s slide from first-in-class to murderous dysfunction

Risks & Remedies

Nigeria: The intricacies of Moody’s credit rating downgrade

REWRITING HISTORY

Nigeria: Pro-democracy campaigner accuses Tinubu of betrayal

electrical outage

South Africa: Eskom’s slide from first-in-class to murderous dysfunction

Risks & Remedies

Nigeria: The intricacies of Moody’s credit rating downgrade

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prostitution ring

Nigerian madam in sex trafficking case extradited to Italy

Arrested in Nigeria in June and nicknamed 'Jeff Joy', the female boss of a prostitution ring has just been extradited to Italy. ...

perceived ally

In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Algiers wants to have it both ways

Perceived as a privileged ally of Moscow, Algeria has announced the reopening of its embassy in Kyiv “as soon as possible”. ...

Lingua Franca

Making English an official language can turbo-charge Angola’s economy

Nearly 50 years since Angola became a sovereign, independent state, the time has come for our nation to work towards adopting English as an additional ... official language.

Smallholder agriculture is key to boosting African food output

agriculture first

Why smallholder farmers are key to both African and global food security

Global agriculture is at a crossroads. The planet is home to 8 billion people, a total which the UN predicts will rise to 10 billion by 2050. ... At the same time global food insecurity is rising due to the unprecedented rate of soil degradation and the increased frequency and severity of climate shocks, the pandemic, and regional conflicts.

beyond aid

US- Africa: The missing link in the age of great power competition

The US has sought new ways to re-engage with Africa as part of efforts to counter the influence of both China and Russia on the one hand, as ... the 2022 US National Security Strategy clearly notes, but also to secure its own national interests and strategic relevance, in the wake of unprecedented challenges such as the threat posed by violent extremist groups on the continent.

epidemic of criminality?

African governments on the spot as citizens decry ‘feeling unsafe’

For the first time in recent memory, most people living in Africa do not feel safe in their own neighbourhoods. ...

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