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Vol. 3, No. 2

Democracy under President Buhari

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈ Democracy Questioned: How Democracy Can Fail Us, and What to Do about It by Moyosore Orekoya; ⎈ For the People, Without the People: The Crisis of Representation in Nigerian Politics by Dafe Oputu; ⎈ Why Do We Vote?—Questioning Political Ideology in Nigeria by Cynthia Igodo; ⎈ Trapped in a Militarized Democracy: The Armed State of Nigeria's Political Space by Fisayo Ajala; and much more. Read the entire issue.

The Latest

- Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa
  
  Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
- The Grind Goes Online Work in the Digital Economy
  
  Marie EhinomenSeptember 18, 2019
- Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
  
  Daniel OlikaSeptember 16, 2019

From the Print

Democracy Questioned How Democracy Can Fail Us, and What to do About It

Moyosore OrekoyaMay 9, 2019

For the People, Without the People The Crisis of Representation in Nigerian Politics

Dafe oputuMay 9, 2019

Why Do We Vote? Questioning Political Ideology in Nigeria

Cynthia IgodoMay 9, 2019

Trapped in a Militarized Democracy The Armed State of Nigeria's Political Space

Fisayo AjalaMay 9, 2019

‘Mai Ganga ya Gode, Yaran Mai Ganga sun Gode.’ Campaign Songs, Kannywood and Politics in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Aliyu-BimaMay 9, 2019

Money Miss Road? On Political Financing in Nigeria

Anie AnokuruMay 9, 2019

Lessons from the Third Force Nigeria's 2019 Elections in Review

Oluwamayowa IdowuMay 9, 2019

What We Think about when We Think about Elections Revisiting Political Ideology in Nigeria

Naro Omo-Osagie and Chukwuka Gideon IsikaMay 9, 2019

Economic Issues

What Does a Future-Ready Africa Need? Change: A Terrifying Story

Johann HarmseOctober 12, 2019
Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa

Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

Daniel OlikaSeptember 16, 2019
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020
The Road to Female Economic Empowerment Thinking about Women-Owned Enterprises in Nigeria

Zahrah Nesbitt-AhmedFebruary 23, 2017
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
Growth is not Enough Why Africa Needs Wellbeing Economies

Ebele MọgọSeptember 30, 2020

Global Issues

The Resurgence of Ansaru  Nigeria’s Silent Enemy

Abdullahi MurtalaMay 18, 2020
Nollywords Lionheart, Language and the Ghost of Our Colonial Past

Ore OgunbiyiNovember 18, 2019
Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria

Omotayo OyewoleJuly 26, 2019
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal

Obinna ChukwuJuly 18, 2017
Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020
Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020

Historical Issues

Against Imperialism Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad and the Representation of Africa

Vina NwekeNovember 20, 2019
Amos Tutuola’s Unwonted Predicament A Writer's Many Controversies

Sanya OshaAugust 30, 2019
Lessons of Discord The Repressive Dimensions of Pan-African Nationalism

Brooks MarmonNovember 9, 2020

Political Issues

From Scramble to Boldness The Political Challenges of Africa's Youth

Ngirinshuti ThéogèneApril 20, 2018
Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants

Olajumoke AyandeleJanuary 27, 2020
Tyrants: Why We Love Them Nigeria's Politics of Obedience

Derin AdebayoMay 13, 2017
A Post-Coup World? Mali and the Slow Decline of Military Dictatorships

Promise Frank EjioforOctober 7, 2020
Nigeria’s Missing Multipliers Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s Legal Blindspot

Cynthia IgodoApril 6, 2020
A Union Jacked The Fate of Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain

Kaspar LoftinJuly 23, 2017
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
Fighting Crime President Buhari’s Criminal Justice Burden

Tosin OsasonaApril 29, 2017

Social Issues

Biafra’s Crisis of Faith The Spiritual Legacies of the Biafran War

Samuel F. C. DalyNovember 2, 2017
Abortion and the Right to Privacy The Case for Legalizing Abortion

Timinepre ColeOctober 28, 2019
Cosmic Anger #EndSARS and the Making of a Movement

Joshua Segun-LeanOctober 26, 2020
Biafra and the Politics of Blame The Neo-Biafran Consciousness and Its Challenges

Philip U. EffiongDecember 23, 2017
What is Feminism? Feminism, by the Book

C. S. LozieDecember 14, 2018
‘Clarity is Key.’ Oluremi C. Onabanjo’s First Draft

Oluremi OnabanjoMay 13, 2020
‘Genres are Formless, Protean Things’ Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s First Draft

Suyi Davies OkungbowaApril 22, 2020
Long Live the Children of Disobedience Patriarchy and the Limits of Feminism’s Transformative Power

Joshua Segun-LeanAugust 8, 2019
From Scramble to Boldness The Political Challenges of Africa's Youth

Ngirinshuti ThéogèneApril 20, 2018