ECOWAS governance and the consolidation of democratic institutions

Analysis on West Africa will focus on governance and the consolidation of democratic institutions, regional cooperation and integration, the security crises in the region, and linkages and criminalized trade between countries in the Sahel and North Africa. Maritime security and development will remain a key facet of the Africa Programme’s activities, with events and research …

Buhari, your best is not good enough – Punch Newspaper

ATTEMPTING last week to assuage widespread discontent, President Muhammadu Buhari managed instead to deepen public anxiety. By declaring that Nigerians were “accepting” that he was putting in his best, he signposted a bleak future for the world’s most populous black nation. Across the country, however, the verdict is increasingly being made clear to the President: …

Driving without due care and attention / careless driving – what does it mean?

The offence of driving without due care and attention – also referred to as careless driving – covers a multitude of motoring sins, from tailgating to tuning the radio. Defined in law as “allowing the standard of driving to fall below that of a competent and careful driver”, it carries a CD10 endorsement code, which …

“Black Panther” is more than a film. It carries the hopes of the global African diaspora

The buzz around Black Panther, Marvel’s first black superhero film, is palpable.  Weeks before it arrives in theaters, the film has already morphed into the joyous reprieve that black America—in fact, all of America—needs right now. Celebrities are buying out entire theaters in underserved communities so young black children can look up and finally see themselves as …

God’s Plan for Mike Pence Will the vice president—and the religious right—be rewarded for their embrace of Donald Trump? McKay Coppins

No man can serve two masters, the Bible teaches, but Mike Pence is giving it his all. It’s a sweltering September afternoon in Anderson, Indiana, and the vice president has returned to his home state to deliver the Good News of the Republicans’ recently unveiled tax plan. The visit is a big deal for Anderson, …