Seven years ago, #BringBackOurGirls was a global campaign. What happened? Laura Seay - July 22, 2021 A compelling book details the story of Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls
The military has ousted Mali’s president. That raises questions about the country’s ongoing security challenges. William G. Nomikos, Rob Williams, Patrick Hunnicutt, and Melanie Sauter - August 25, 2020 How will the new government and U.N. peacekeepers work together?
Why is Nigeria cracking down on peaceful religious protests? Jason Klocek - February 4, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83417" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the Islamic Movement in
Buhari has been gone for months. The last Nigerian president absent this long died in office. Kim Yi Dionne - July 31, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61484" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man in Lagos, Nigeria, reads
The Niger Delta’s oil wealth has made inhabitants’ lives worse Omolade Adunbi and Kim Yi Dionne - August 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45407" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Militants with assault rifles and rocket-propelled
Nigeria’s kleptocracy has been stealing public funds forever. Here’s how to stop it. Matthew Page - July 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44286" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People stand to meet musician Ado
Militants are devastating Nigeria’s oil industry again. Here’s what you need to know. Tarila Ebiede - July 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43507" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cranes are seen during a facility
The upcoming Niger election and the drama surrounding it, explained Lisa Mueller and Lukas Matthews - February 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35758" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A picture taken on Feb. 2,
In Nigeria, newly appointed officials signal shift in economic policy Zainab Usman - December 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32777" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Kayode Fayemi, Nigeria's new minister of
5 things that the president of Nigeria can do to get his country back on track Matthew Page - November 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31564" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari rides in
Can you defeat a ruler whose family has been in power for nearly 50 years? Some lessons for Togo’s opposition Ekoutiamé Ahlin and Alexander Noyes - July 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27738" align="aligncenter" width="671"] A man holds a campaign poster
Can you defeat a ruler whose family has been in power for nearly 50 years? Some lessons for Togo's opposition - July 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27738" align="aligncenter" width="671"] A man holds a campaign poster
The surprising benefits of autocratic elections Michael Miller - April 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23292" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A campaign poster of incumbent presidential
Why technical breakdowns in the Nigerian election raise questions about monitoring Kim Yi Dionne - March 30, 2015 On Saturday, millions of Nigerians turned out to vote in what
What happens when a president is sick? Kim Yi Dionne - March 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22520" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015,
Are efforts to limit presidential power in Africa working? Beatty Riedl - February 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21266" align="alignnone" width="620"] A campaign poster for incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerians go to the polls in a tight race amid concerns about election safety, credibility Peter Lewis and Carolyn Logan - January 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20708" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Goodluck Jonathan supporter, wearing a
Don’t ignore Nigeria’s gubernatorial elections Alexander Thurston - January 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20574" align="alignnone" width="620"] A man stands in a box
Boko Haram is not al-Qaeda Hilary Matfess - January 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20095" align="alignnone" width="620"] Soldiers patrol the remote northeast town of
The Boko Haram insurgency, by the numbers Peter Lewis, Nathaniel Allen, and Hilary Matfess - October 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16524" align="alignnone" width="620"] A screen grab taken on May
Actually, sometimes terrorism does work Jakana Thomas - April 22, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Twin blasts at a bus
Nigeria's Islamist insurgency & the value of Fulbright research Brandon Kendhammer - April 15, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Bomb experts search for evidence at
Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency & the value of Fulbright research Brandon Kendhammer - April 15, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Bomb experts search for evidence at
Pre-Election Report: Nigerian Presidential Elections Joshua Tucker - March 16, 2011 We are pleased to welcome "Tyson Roberts":http://www.polisci.ucla.edu/hire-a-ucla-ph-d/hireaphd/tyson-roberts of Princeton University
More Politics and World Cup (Really, just more World Cup) Erik Voeten - July 1, 2010 There is surely something interesting to be said about the