End SARS Archives

Nigeria’s harsh police culture grew from colonial abuses

Travis Curtice - July 28, 2022

Akali Omeni’s new book ‘Policing and Politics in Nigeria: A Comprehensive History’ explains why this culture persists

Carolyn Logan - March 19, 2022

Afrobarometer’s latest surveys indicate poorer citizens are more likely than the wealthy to be pressured to pay bribes

Matthew Page - October 7, 2021

Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials

Shelby Grossman, Lindsay Hundley, and Hakeem Bishi - June 14, 2021

Governments around the world are using social media’s language on content moderation to crack down on these platforms

Kamissa Camara - March 31, 2021

Yet again, courts have jailed one of the president’s political rivals.

Sadhiska Bhoojedhur, Ousmane Djiby Sambou, and Gildfred Asiamah - January 14, 2021

Job creation is citizens’ top priority — and they’re willing to pay for it.

Joseph Koné and Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz - December 3, 2020

Afrobarometer surveys also reveal that there’s still a digital divide

Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny and Brian Howard - November 5, 2020

Afrobarometer surveys reveal where people are less likely to trust the police

Elor Nkereuwem and Chiedo Nwankwor - November 3, 2020

Too many people ignore African women’s political agency

Lisa Mueller - October 30, 2020

Electoral protests in Africa rarely end up ousting an incumbent who defies term limits