How WhatsApp influenced Nigeria’s recent election — and what it taught us about ‘fake news.’ Nic Cheeseman, Jonathan Fisher, Jamie Hitchen, and Idayat Hassan - February 15, 2019 WhatsApp’s use as a tool for political campaigns and sharing
Why do some elections in Africa turn violent? Meshack Simati - November 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66541" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jubilee Party supporters cheer Nov. 20
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
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
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
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
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