Nigeria’s 2015 Elections: Prologue to the Past?
By Richard JosephIn the 45 years since the Nigerian civil war ended in January 1970, Nigeria has often seemed on the verge of making significant political advances. While its population soared,...
View ArticleNigeria’s Renewed Hope for Democratic Development
By Richard JosephWhen the Union Jack was lowered in Nigeria on October 1, 1960, the potential of Africa’s most populous nation seemed boundless—and that was before its abundant reserves of petroleum...
View ArticleObama, Buhari, and African policy dilemmas
By Richard JosephPresident Barack Obama advocated democratic governance as the key to African progress in his historic address to the Ghanaian parliament on July 11, 2009. Six years later, other policy...
View ArticleAmerican-Nigerian cooperation: An uncertain start to the Buhari era
By Richard Joseph Editor’s note: Below is an introduction and transcript from a WBEZ 91.5 interview with Richard Joseph on Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari. The hope that the July 20 meeting between...
View ArticleDilemmas of democracy and state power in Africa
By Richard Joseph Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in Spanish in a series of essays for the January/March 2016 issue of La Vanguardia. A quarter-century after sub-Saharan Africa...
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