Nigeria
Closing Thoughts on the Nigerian Presidential Elections
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on February 25, 2023. The incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, was not on the ballot, as…
Nigeria
Nigeria had 93 million registered voters, but only a quarter voted: 5 reasons why
Nigeria’s voter turnout has been declining since 2007. Samuel Alabi/AFP via Getty Images Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, University of Nigeria Nigerians went to…
Nigeria
100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras
Nigerian musician Fela Kuti and his band in Harlem, New York, 1989. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Chijioke Ngobili, University of Nigeria The global…
Nigeria
The Promise and Peril of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
Michelle Gavin, The Council on Foreign Relations Nigeria’s 2023 general election is just weeks away. With incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari term-limited, the…
Africa
As the 8 billionth person is born, here’s how Africa will shape the future of the planet’s population
Getty Images Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University; Esther William Dungumaro, University of Dar es Salaam, and Jacques Emina, University of Kinshasa…
Sports
A lucrative new African football league is coming: the pros and cons
Zouhair El Moutaraji celebrates Morocco’s Wydad AC winning at the Caf Champions League in 2022. AFP via Getty Images Chuka Onwumechili, Howard…
Nigeria
Money is breaking democracy in Nigeria
Some Nigerian women displaying their voter cards at a polling units during one of the country’s elections. Photo:aap/ Peter Obe. https://photos.aap.com/Peter Obe…
Africa
US will soon redeploy troops in Somalia: the mission and key goals
US troops in Djibouti in 2003 on a mission to watch terrorist groups in countries that include Somalia. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty…
Nigeria
From Nigeria to the world: Afrobeats is having a global moment
Tems performs in London in 2021. Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University Another Grammy Awards season and there is a…
Africa
The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere, a Swahili advocate. Keystone/Getty Images John M. Mugane, Harvard University Once just an obscure island dialect of an…