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Zambia’s Election was Flawed and May Need to be Rerun – By Nic Cheeseman & Nicole Beardsworth
Zambia’s election was not supposed to end like this. For much of…
Courts of Justice Can End Attacks on African Judges – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Around Africa, many associate the job of a judge with the easy…
Elections Have Become Too Inconvenient in Africa – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos was 37 when the ruling Popular Movement…
Israel’s General Election Will Be Like No Other Before – By Yossi Mekelberg
There was something symbolic about the Knesset’s setting of the Israeli general…
Nigerian Bar Association Requires Critical Retooling – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The history of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) parallels the country's political…
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Parties Demand Civilian-Led Transition Government, Reject Military Reforms – By Paul Ejime
Ahead of the ECOWAS Summit in Freetown on Sunday 19 July, Guinea-Bissau’s…
Ex-President Koroma Free to Return to Sierra Leone After Nigerian Exile – By Paul Ejime
Sierra Leone’s government has discontinued the treason trial of former President Ernest…
What Future for an Independent Bar In Nigeria? – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the…
Reflections on Nigeria’s 2026 Electoral Act and Electoral Democracy – By Attahiru Jega
It is with great pleasure that I accept the invitation to be…
