Vol 48 No 8 | SIERRA LEONE Aid and votes 13th April 2007 Proper politics begins again, as the country lurches towards elections and a referendum The key political issue at stake is how well President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has managed the post-war transition. He pledged to bring political stability and economic recovery and...
Vol 48 No 8 | NIGERIA Yar'Adua prepares for power 13th April 2007 If the PDP juggernaut trounces the opposition, the new government will have the shortest of breaks before the pressure starts mounting Failing a cataclysmic reversal in the next week, President Olusegun Obasanjo's governing People's Democratic Party is likely to chalk up another victory at the state and federal elections...
Vol 52 No 9 | NIGERIA Better elections, dangerous politics 29th April 2011 Fairer voting helps but fundamental reforms are needed to tackle the crisis in the impoverished north The bloody aftermath of Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the 16 April presidential election will require decisive action from his new government to prevent a dangerous and widening gulf between north...
Vol 66 No 8 | SIERRA LEONE Contenders to succeed Maada Bio start the race early 11th April 2025 Ruling party hopefuls are manoeuvring for the presidentials in 2028 – but there may be no vacancy Less than two years into his second – and final – five-year presidential term, Julius Maada Bio is mulling both his legacy and a succession plan for 2028....
Vol 43 No 14 | NIGERIA Harvesting souls 12th July 2002 Nigeria's popular charismatic movement took root with Joseph Ayo Babalola's Christ Apostolic Church in the 1930s. In the 1970s, the late Benson Idahosa of the Church of God...