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 …
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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: …
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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 …
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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 …
It is a season of contentious open letters in Nigeria. In a space of two weeks, two former heads of state – Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida – have made major interventions on the state of the nation. As expected, their stinging assessments of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration have generated tension and mixed reactions in …
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