By selling democracy and governance issues short, London and Washington have inadvertently undermined their countries’ own interests in Nigeria, writes @MatthewTPage (@AfricaProg).
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- Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines (@AfricaProg).
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00:00 - The INEC’s performance and controversies over these results mean that Nigeria's electoral reforms and lessons declared to have been learned were not fully applied, warns @LeenaHoffmann (@AfricaProg).
- Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines (@AfricaProg).
- Despite boasting the biggest electoral register in Africa with 93 million voters, fewer than 25 million valid votes were counted in Nigeria’s 2023 election, writes @LeenaHoffmann (@AfricaProg).
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- The UK and the US have enduring strategic interests in Nigeria, which are threatened by Nigeria’s kleptocratic ruling class, warns @MatthewTPage (@AfricaProg).
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- The UK and the US have enduring strategic interests in Nigeria, which are threatened by Nigeria’s kleptocratic ruling class, warns @MatthewTPage (@AfricaProg).
- By selling democracy and governance issues short, London and Washington have inadvertently undermined their countries’ own interests in Nigeria, writes @MatthewTPage (@AfricaProg).
- Despite boasting the biggest electoral register in Africa of 93 million voters, fewer than 25 million valid votes were counted in Nigeria’s 2023 election, writes @LeenaHoffmann (@AfricaProg).
- Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines (@AfricaProg).
