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- Aug 24, 2026
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The #EndSARS Generation Comes of Age | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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This is the fourth installment in a series in which I excavate the underlying forces shaping the struggle for power Nigeria as we head into the 2027 presidential election. The previous installment can be found here. A major feature of Nigerian politics, one that it mostly shares with other developing societies, is that it (i.e., politics) tends to revolve around personalities rather than issues. Where social institutions are chronically weak and political parties exhibit all the characteristics
Is the Trump-Tinubu Collaboration Working? | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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Earlier this month, Nigerian security forces stormed a forest hideout inside Kainji Lake National Park near New Bussa in Niger state and freed a total of 308 hostages. The liberated hostages had been held in captivity by gunmen linked to diverse extremist groups who abducted them during coordinated attacks on various communities in the North-Central Kwara and Niger states last February. Jointly undertaken by the military and intelligence forces, the hostage-freeing operation has been trumpeted b
South Africa's Xenophobia Is Costing It Continental Leadership | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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For those of us who like to brag about South Africa’s unique dedication to the idea of a “single citizenship” whereby all are admitted to and enjoy the same political and legal rights, the spate of anti-immigrant attacks in the country, which recently climaxed with a “get out” ultimatum to immigrants from other African nations, has been a rude awakening. Even after budgeting for the arguable legitimacy of the protesters’ demands (I return to this in short order), there is still something deeply
The Balogun Red Card Reversal Shows That the U.S. Plays By Its Own Rules | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)
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Obadare researches and writes widely on Africa and issues of democracy, corruption, and governance. He began his career as a political reporter in Nigeria, and his next book, The Nigerian Century, will be published by Oxford University Press. FIFA’s dramatic decision to rescind the red card issued to U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) star striker Folarin Balogun has left the world grappling with the question of who makes or unmakes the rules and whether or not they are consistently applied to all
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