A group of protesters demanding better governance in Nigeria just as the country marked its 60th Independence Day anniversary on October 1, 2020.
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Although it’s failed to deliver democracy to citizens, Nigeria is not the collapsed and disintegrated entity which a 2005 US National Intelligence Council analysis predicted it would become by 2020.
Many evangelical voters believe they found a protector in chief in Donald Trump.
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When Trump leaves the White House in January, many American evangelicals will feel that they’ve lost their protector in chief.
The second phase of Ghana’s post-colonial history – from 1981 – is intensely controversial, centering on Jerry Rawlings himself.
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Given its natural resources and people, Nigeria should be a prosperous nation, but after 60 years of self governance, the country now ranks as the world poverty capital.
The Tempos band were known for their political songs.
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A recent Pew survey showed just how deep the divide has become, with about 40% of registered voters saying that they didn’t have a single close friend supporting a different presidential candidate.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) has been in an ongoing tug-of-war with his ally-turned-foe, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, over pandemic mitigation.
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Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University; Ermi Ndoen, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang; Rudi Rohi, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang, and Victoria Fanggidae, The University of Melbourne
A pandemic can amplify friction and tension between jurisdictions – especially when there are political differences and existing conflict.
More and more candidate mobilise the support of local ethnic, religious, and community groups to win votes.
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My analysis of 3,000 pages of secret internal military documents strengthens findings pointing to the Indonesian military’s involvement in the 1965-66 genocide.
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National leader Judith Collins meet in the first TV debate on September 22.
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