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February 14, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: Bayelsa Votes

Bayelsa state, in the oil-rich Niger Delta, went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor. The winner, by a huge majority, was Henry Dickson, the PDP candidate and a close political ally of P…

An electoral official pastes local results of presidential elections on the wall of the Yenagoa electoral commission in Bayelsa, April 17, 2011.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 14, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women’s Power Index: Find Out Where Women Lead—and Why It Matters

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index shows that in countries such as the United States, Belgium, and Lithuania, more women are in power than ever before.

Council on Foreign Relations Women's Power Index
Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein and Erik Fliegauf Women Around the World

April 16, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali Half-way to a Solution?

President Amadou Toure agreed to step down as president, clearing the way for the vice president to become chief of state. The military in turn agreed to the restoration of constitutional government…

Africa-MaliTraore-20120416
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 4, 2022

United States
Happy 232nd Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard!

The U.S. Coast Guard marks 232 years of service.

Two Coast Guardsmen search a low profile vessel in front of a large, white Coast Guard ship.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

January 27, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
Salafism in Northern Nigeria Beyond Boko Haram

This is a guest post by Alex Thurston. Alex is the author of  Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics, and is an assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Ser…

Salafi Nigeria
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition