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Vol. 6, No. 1

APC and the Dilemmas of a Ruling Party.

IN THIS ISSUE

FOREWORD

⎈ APC and the Dilemmas of a Ruling Party: Editor’s Foreword by Wale Lawal

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ The Dilemma of a Ruling Party: The Challenges Ahead of APC’s Quest to Retain Power by Afolabi Adekaiyaoja; ⎈ Nigeria’s Evolving Political Party Landscape: Emergent and Key Players, Alliances, Challenges, Cultures and Opportunities by Ayisha Osori; and ⎈ Power vs Ideology: The Evolution of Party Politics in Nigeria by Chukwudi Ukonne. Read the entire issue.

Reading EID

Essays and Interviews on Black and African Muslim Identity

Muslim Feminism Is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam

Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020
‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft

Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
The God of Colonization And Africa’s Post-Colonial Redemption

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimApril 13, 2018
‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft

Wardah AbbasAugust 26, 2020
When We Talk of Freedom Hijabs, Respectability and What it Actually Means to be Free

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuOctober 14, 2019
‘Anger is Great for Writing.’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuAugust 12, 2020
God the Master Scientist COVID-19, Pandemics and Reconciling Religious Faith With Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 17, 2020
Between Feminism and Islam My Personal Journey from ‘Muslim Feminist’ to ‘Muslimah’

Khadija Yusra SanusiFebruary 7, 2020
Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019
‘Question Every Assumption.’ Habiba Ahut Daggash's First Draft

Habiba DaggashJune 3, 2020
Reading Feminism What to Read on Feminism

Zahrah Nesbitt-AhmedOctober 13, 2018
‘I Don’t Believe in Canons.’ Ibrahim Anifowoshe’s First Draft

Ibrahim AnifowosheOctober 30, 2020

Reading Russia

Essays and Articles on Russia's Geopolitics

The Same Old Game Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble for the Continent

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìSeptember 23, 2020
A Changing Dynamic The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations

Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020
A New Imperialism? Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020
The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020
A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020
The Kremlin’s North African Gateway? Western Sahara, Crimea and Russia’s Interest in Morocco

Dylan YachyshenJuly 31, 2020
A New Scramble in the Horn of Africa The Multipolar Contest for Africa’s Eastern Region

Stephen PaduanoJuly 27, 2020
Kremlin’s Renewed Interest Russia’s Emerging Threat to Elections in Africa

Tabitha Mwangi and Chimwemwe FabianoJuly 24, 2020

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Ayisha OsoriMarch 21, 2022

The Dilemma of a Ruling Party The Challenges Ahead of APC’s Quest to Retain Power

Afolabi AdekaiyaojaFebruary 28, 2022

Power vs Ideology The Evolution of Party Politics in Nigeria

Chukwudi UkonneFebruary 23, 2022

The President Who Belonged to Himself Assessing Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Legacy

Fisayo AjalaMarch 28, 2022
The Task That Must Be Done Restructuring for One Nigeria

Elado OsuobeniMarch 15, 2022
The Shadow of June 12 June 12, the Left and Nigeria’s Democratic Revolution

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Nigeria’s March to the Gallows Nigeria, South Sudan and the False Security of Secession

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìOctober 27, 2021

‘Good Writers Are Good Readers’ Ndidi Akahara’s First Draft

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‘I Have Always Been an Eclectic Reader.’ Andrew Alli’s First Draft

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