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January 29, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Cult of Dirigisme

Despite repeated failure, faith in closely controlled economies among Africa’s political elites remains strong.

Pictured is an aerial view of a coal-fired power station in South Africa.

January 10, 2024

Nigeria
Religious Rumblings

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated with the Bola Tinubu administration, none more so than Nigerian Christians.

Churchgoers in Nigeria worship in white clothing in a room of about fifty to one hundred members.

November 14, 2023

Nigeria
A Troubling Picture

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated at the growing disconnect between the political class and ordinary people.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu waves to the crowd on the top of a ceremonial vehicle.

October 30, 2023

Nigeria
Dependency Theory

The phenomenon of state-sponsored weddings across Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim northern region raises pertinent questions on the limits of political benevolence.

Hundreds of newlywed couples are seen wearing red and white clothes and walking in a large crowd.

October 10, 2023

Nigeria
Paper Truths and Counterfeit Lives

The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society.  

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu stand side by side holding a certificate.

August 7, 2023

Niger
The Anti- Anti-Coup

The apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent.

A demonstrator holds the Niger flag while another holds a poster that reads "Mohamed Bazoum: Une chance pour le Sahel."

July 24, 2023

Nigeria
A Reformer’s Dilemma

Tinubu’s macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria’s micropolitics.

A man on a motorcycle is pictured wearing a yellow vest near five bottles of smuggled fuel.