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Will the election follow the 2019 poll pattern?
President Buhari eventually polled 15.2 million votes to defeat Atiku, who got 11.3 million.
Traditionally, the Nigerian electorate’s voting pattern is along religious, ethnic, and regional lines.
Ahead of the…
‘Congo leaders cannot make Rwanda the scapegoat’
Politically, diplomatically, and economically, Rwanda wants to box in a category that is superior to it, gaining access through sheer force of will and strictly enforced governance.
Ever more hotels, ever more…
Military tight-lipped after drone attack on pastoralists
About 40 people died in the incident which occurred Tuesday night in Doma local government area, near the state’s boundary with Benue.
“It has to do with some Fulanis that had actually gone to rescue their cows and there was a bomb blast…
Niger: Faced with users’ grumbling and regulator’s order, Airtel, Moov and Zamani drop prices
Niger's telecoms regulator has called on operators to lower their rates in the face of widespread grumbling over the introduction of floor prices. The situation is emblematic of the years of regulatory and fiscal inconsistency in this…
GridX Africa plans solar-power expansion in DRC, Kenya
East African corporate solar power supplier GridX Africa is expanding to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and plans to ramp up its presence in Kenya, CEO Chalker Kansteiner tells The Africa Report.
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South Africa: Despite pressure to take sides, Ramaphosa welcomes Lavrov’s visit
Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, excels at putting people at ease. “You are obviously a very popular person,” she told Sergei Lavrov, her Russian counterpart,…
Tinubu receives major boost as court sacks dancing governor
A Nigerian court has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State nicknamed the ‘dancing governor’ and ordered that Gboyega Oyetola, an ally of frontline Presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, be inaugurated as governor.…
Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa…20 young African creatives to know
20. Ugochukwu Emebiriodo
Ugochukwu Emebiriodo is a Nigerian photographer working in Africa today, creating beautiful and wonderfully affecting photographs in cities around the continent. He was born in Lagos,…
Between Israel and Africa, a win-win deal
“For nearly 20 years, companies and various non-governmental organisations have been much more active in Africa than the Israeli public authorities,” says Galia Zabar, a specialist on Africa at Tel Aviv University.…
Will Osun State swing to APC in the presidential election?
With a recent legal victory, the ruling APC have clawed their way back into contention in Osun State. The PDP took the state in the gubernatorial contest of July 2022, and has been trying to weaken APC influence.…