What will keep ships — and people — safer in the Gulf of Guinea? Simon Rotzer, Sayed Riyadi, Kayla Marie Reno, Curie Maharani, Brandon Prins, Anup Phayal, and Aaron Gold - June 9, 2022 Here’s an update on piracy incidents
Africa has had eight coup attempts in recent months. What’s behind the ‘coup epidemic’? Kristen Harkness - February 8, 2022 How leaders consolidate their power helps explain why soldiers depose governments.
Long-serving African presidents say the people want them to stay on. Is that true? Boniface Dulani - November 4, 2021 The third in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa.
Pro-government groups helped quash Nigeria’s protests last year. Who’s really behind these groups? Matthew Page - October 7, 2021 Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials
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
3 things to know about Nigeria’s Twitter ban 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
Benin’s militant problem may worsen after last month’s election Christina Cottiero - May 3, 2021 The government focused on weeding out political opponents in recent years, rather than combating extremist and criminal groups
The massive protests in Nigeria, explained Tarila Ebiede - October 25, 2020 What is the SARS unit, and why do Nigerians want to #EndSARS?
The WTO is getting a new boss. Here’s who’s in the running. Judith Goldstein - June 16, 2020 Some experts wonder who would want the job. Lots of people, apparently.
What’s behind South Africa’s xenophobic violence in 2019? Carolyn E. Holmes - September 9, 2019 Violence against immigrants has sparked a diplomatic crisis