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March 1, 2023

Nigeria
A Chance to Consolidate

The international community must help Nigeria make the best of an imperfect situation.

A man reads a newspaper that reads that Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner and president-elect of Nigeria.

January 24, 2023

Nigeria
Gender Freeze

For Nigerian women, gender equality remains a bridge too far as increased social influence fails to translate into political power.

A woman wearing a "Restructure Women to the Structure" shirt protests alongside other women in Nigeria. She also wears a chain necklace around her neck.

April 11, 2023

Nigeria
“A Religious War”

Nigeria’s close-run presidential election was not about religion, until it was.

A pastor dressed in white stands before a congregation, some of whom are laying on the ground in prayer.

December 5, 2022

Nigeria
The Uses of Parody

When conventional tools of resistance have failed or been compromised, humor has been a weapon of last resort for the African subaltern.  

This image shows a keyboard with a phone on the top. The phone screen displays the logo for the popular app TikTok.

January 3, 2023

Nigeria
Tinubu’s Challenge

At a moment of deep generational fracture, the political opposition would seem to be the least of Bola Tinubu’s problems.

Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor, is pictured with a pensive face and his hand to his mouth.

March 2, 2021

Religion
Nigeria's Catholic Bishops: "The Nation is Falling Apart"

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has issued a statement sounding the alarm over the very survival of the nation. The statement expresses concern over high-level government officials advising citizens to resort to self-defense.

A procession of Nigerian Catholic bishops and faithfuls wearing black, religious dress walk on a street to protest killings of Nigerians.