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June 16, 2021

Iran
Iran’s Presidential Election: What to Know

Iran holds its presidential election on June 18, and turnout is expected to be low as the country deals with a battered economy and the ongoing pandemic. But does the Iranian president matter?

In Brief by Kali Robinson

February 15, 2019

Nigeria
Tracking Election Violence in Nigeria

Nigeria will hold its sixth national election since the current transition toward democracy began with the end of military rule in 1999. Despite some seventy presidential candidates, the competition for the presidency is really a two-horse race. It pits incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). 

Nigeria-Election-Violence-Poster
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 22, 2023

Nigeria
Why Buhari Failed

When Nigerians needed him to deliver, President Muhammadu Buhari fell short.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks while wearing white clothing and a traditional white hat.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

November 18, 2020

Nigeria
Financing Boko Haram

Federal Court of Appeals in the United Arab Emirates, which sits in Abu Dhabi, has sentenced to jail six Nigerians for transferring $782,000 from Dubai to Boko Haram in Nigeria.

A flag of Boko Haram, a terrorist group operating in northwest Nigeria, is seen attached to an electrical pole.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition