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March 10, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian First Lady on the Campaign Trail

First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has a big personality and is a powerful political figure. She holds multiple Nigerian university degrees. She has been the permanent secretary in the Bayelsa state g…

Patience Jonathan

January 21, 2021

Transition 2021
The Biden-Harris Inauguration: A Tense Tableau

The inauguration of President Joe Biden was unlike any U.S. power transition in modern times, providing stark imagery of a country at a crossroads.  

February 7, 2022

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 29–February 4

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from January 29 to February 4, 2022.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.

March 30, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Nigerian Elections–Before the Results

The Nigerian presidential polling, initially scheduled for Saturday, March 28, was extended in some areas to Sunday, March 29, because of technical glitches. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of the Indepe…

Protesters in Rivers

November 11, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s President "Under Pressure" to Run for Re-Election

According to the media, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on November 8 said he is under pressure to run for a second term. Speaking through his special adviser on political matters, Ali Ahmed Gu…

FCT women rally for Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan during the "peace rally" organised by the National Council for Women's Societies (NCWS) in Abuja, August 15, 2013.