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July 20, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Buhari Visit to Reset the Bilateral Relationship

At the invitation of the Obama administration, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is making an official visit to Washington, D.C. from July 20 to July 24. The visit is an opportunity to reset a bila…

kerry buhari

May 28, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Carrots and Sticks in Nigeria

President Jonathan announced last week that some “Boko Haram” captives will be released. The first will be women and children. The Jonathan administration is saying that the release is on the recomme…

A woman walks past burnt houses in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga, a fishing town on the shores of Lake Chad, adjacent to the Chadian border, April 21, 2013.

December 29, 2009

Nigeria
Nigeria’s Leadership Vacuum

The leadership void caused by the illness of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’adua could lead to domestic upheaval and a succession crisis, writes CFR’s John Campbell.

September 26, 2022

Middle East and North Africa
Waiting for Thermidor: America’s Foreign Policy Towards Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.

A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps waves the Iranian flag

August 24, 2011

Nigeria
Nigeria: The 2011 Elections, Justice Salami, and Judicial Review

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (L) on July 9, 2011. (Benedicte Desrus/Courtesy Reuters) Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s recent support of the National Judicial Council’s firing of the p…

Nigeria: The 2011 Elections, Justice Salami, and Judicial Review