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29 Apr 2011
 
 
African Election Review – Pre-election: Chad; Madagascar; Nigeria – Post-election: Benin; Djibouti;
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The pre-election section of this month’s African Election Review examines three upcoming presidential elections. The first of these is the much-discussed presidential election in Nigeria, which...
 
 
07 Apr 2011
 
Nigeria Elections: High Hopes Dissolve After a Messy Start
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Stepping outside Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in early March, I was suddenly aware of a convoy of SUV’s and other sleek vehicles leaving the parking lot. It looked presidential, but the small...
 
 
28 Mar 2011
 
African Election Review
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The pre-election section of this month’s African Election Review examines four forthcoming African elections. First, the paper explores Benin’s postponed presidential election which is now...
 
 
24 Mar 2011
 
Nigeria unveils 'gas revolution' weeks before polls
NIGERIA GAS
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday unveiled an ambitious $10 billion plan to harness the country's vast gas reserves and develop a petrochemical and fertiliser industry, weeks before...
 
 
25 Feb 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
DWA releases the long-awaited 146-page acid mine drainage report; government departments will present their employment strategies to Parliament on March 9; SA concludes a deal to farm 172 000 ha of...
 
 
05 Jan 2011
 
 
 
Daily Podcast – January 5, 2011
PODCAST
he Chinese Foreign Ministry says that it will send observers to the Sudan when the south holds an independence referendum on January 9, The South African government stands to collect some...
 
 
10 Dec 2010
 
Former strongman declares bid for Nigeria presidency
NIGERIA ELECTION
"The man on the street (in the north) is more in support of General Buhari than any other person," said Shehu Sani, a pro-democracy activist based in the northern city of Kaduna.
 
 
05 Nov 2010
 
First comes Obasanjo and then comes Babangida: When ex-military becomes civilian ruler in Nigeria
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Audiences watched eagerly in 1999, as Africa's most populous nation held democratic elections to end authoritarian rule. Three decades of intermittent military regime in Nigeria had essentially...
 
 
25 Jul 2008
 
Nigeria court annuls 11th state governor election
NIGERIA
A Nigerian tribunal overturned the election of the governor of the southwestern state of Ondo on Friday, bringing to 11 the number of state leaders ousted by courts since flawed nationwide polls...
 
 
25 Feb 2008
 
Nigeria's stability hinges on presidential ruling
NIGERIA
A Nigerian tribunal will rule on Tuesday whether the election of President Umaru Yar'Adua was valid, a decision that could entrench a disputed government or tip Africa's most populous...
 
 
22 Feb 2008
 
Tribunal to rule on Nigerian president on Tuesday
NIGERIAN
A tribunal will rule on Tuesday on whether the election of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua was valid, a decision that could enshrine the status quo or plunge Africa's most populous...
 
 
04 Feb 2008
 
Strike delays Nigeria presidential poll challenges
NIGERIA
A strike by court staff stopped work at a special tribunal handling challenges to Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's election victory on Monday but lawyers said the case would resume on...
 
 
06 Dec 2007
 
Court challenge to Nigerian leader to go into 2008
News
A special court handling two challenges to Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's electoral victory adjourned until January 28 on Thursday, prolonging uncertainty over the leadership of...
 
 
23 Apr 2003
 
Concern in Nigeria as poll is disputed
News
Nigeria faced a dangerous period of political chaos Wednesday after President Olusegun Obasanjo's re-election was rejected by the opposition and slammed by international monitors.
 
 
22 Apr 2003
 
Warning bells as Nigeria's ruling party romps home
News
The crushing victory of Nigeria's ruling party in parliamentary elections, and the strong likelihood that it will romp home in presidential and state elections, have raised fears that Africa's most...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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