2015, a milestone in democratic advancement in Africa
BY JIBRIL TURE AND MODUPE ABIOLA The election of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as the new president of Burkina Faso on November 30th, which ended 27 years of autocratic rule … Read More
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Buhari’s cabinet: solid choices but too few women and too elitist
BY GBENGA ODUTAN Nigeria’s new cabinet, perhaps the most awaited in the history of constitutional democracy in Africa, has finally been sworn in. The wait involved at first a shocking … Read More
Obama meets with new Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari at the White House
BY JIBRIL TURE Barely seven weeks after his May 29’s swearing-in, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, at the invitation of U.S. president Barack Obama, started on Monday a four-day visit to … Read More
John Kerry heads U.S. delegation at President Buhari’s swearing-in
BY JIBRIL TURE The U.S. delegation at this Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja was headed by Secretary of State John Kerry who was accompanied by Gen. … Read More