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Researching Community Engagement Against Violent Extremism: Lessons from the Field in Northern Ghana

Hippolyt Pul·

March 24, 2023

Although data analysis is ongoing, research-based observations and insights from study communities are already very instructive regarding the state of unpreparedness of frontier communities to prevent or counter VE infiltration into Ghana.

March 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

The Overlooked Spoilers Beclouding Nigeria’s 2023 Elections

Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi·

February 24, 2023

As Nigeria’s February 2023 elections draw nearer, interest and debate are naturally intensifying around possible outcomes and the future fortunes of different presidential candidates. As significant as this is, multiple factors will…

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

A Goal-Means Analysis of Security in Political Parties’ Manifestos for Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election

Ridwan Abiola Kolawole·

February 24, 2023

Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999 after decades of military authoritarianism, Nigerian politics have been characterized by different issues, especially weak infrastructure, poverty, and crises in the economic and educational…

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Which Way Democracy?

Gbemisola Animasawun·

February 24, 2023

Nigerians will reaffirm their democratic vows by trooping to vote on February 25 and March 11, 2023, in the third civilian-to-civilian transition since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999.

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

2023 Presidential Elections and Nigeria’s Humanitarian Crises

Oluwaseun Kugbayi·

February 24, 2023

In the face of worsening humanitarian crises across the country, it has been predicted that the 2023 presidential election will be the most challenging in the history of Nigeria.

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

2023 Presidential Elections Pollsters and the Risk of Post-Election Violence

Gbemisola Animasawun·

February 24, 2023

Mindful of the fact that the 2011 election was “the best run and the most violent” based on lives and belongings lost, I posit that both active and latent causes of potential…

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

Civil Society’s Contributions to Youths and Gender Participation in Nigeria’s Electoral Process: Gaps and Prospects

Fisayo Ajala·

February 24, 2023

The elections not only present an opportunity for political change, but the outcomes would also impact Nigeria’s youth population, including the extent to which their voices are heard and their interests represented.

February 24, 2023

Special Issue: 2023 Nigerian Elections

Nigerian Youths’ Participation in the 2023 Elections: Defying the Odds and Forging Ahead

Efetobor Stephanie Effevottu·

February 24, 2023

Thus, as the 2023 elections draw to a close, there is a need for youths to stay engaged and contribute actively to the consolidation of democracy.

February 24, 2023

Essays

Will There Be an Upset in Nigeria’s Presidential Election?

Yusuf Bangura·

February 23, 2023

Is Nigeria’s two-party system really institutionalized? Or can a third party defy the odds and create an electoral shock or upset?

February 23, 2023

Special Issue: “Peace, Trade, and Youth: Investing in US-Africa Cooperation.”

Youth, Democracy, and Elections: Another Missed Opportunity to Reset US-Africa Engagement?

Charles Ukeje·

February 17, 2023

If democracy continues to falter in more African countries, it will be hard for the US, and key Western powers, to completely avoid the potential collateral damages and broader ramifications.

February 17, 2023