Stories: Constitution, Corruption, Ethnic Conflict,
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Democracy’s Chance: Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria — We step gingerly out of the speedboats onto the white sand beach of Tomaro, taking care not to dip even a toe into the green lagoon that snakes between this ...
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Vote may affect gas prices
Violence and corruption in Nigeria’s presidential elections could pose a very real threat to local pocketbooks — in the form of higher gas prices. With so much focus on ...
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Battle for Nigeria: Part One of Three
For a country the Atlantic described as "the largest failed state on earth," Nigeria is blessed with a wealth of constitutional scholars. Virtually every aspect of this month's ...
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Battle for Nigeria: Part Two of Three
Nigerians want Americans to know they're serious about tackling corruption. You can tell because they speak in quotes they know no reporter could resist scribbling down. Suleiman ...
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Prime Minister Says Kenyan Politics ‘Are Not Ethnic’
NAIROBI, Kenya-- Following disputed presidential elections in late 2007, Kenya exploded into ethnic-based violence. In February 2008, international mediators brokered a ...
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Incubating trouble in Kenya
THE FOUNTAIN of Knowledge at the University of Nairobi is a monument to the optimism of the 1960s, when Kenya was gaining independence from British rule and the path to development ...
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Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
Introduction Africa is widely considered among the world's most corrupt places, a factor seen as contributing to the stunted development and impoverishment of many African states. ...
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Bribes and prejudice
In Kenya, bribery is a fact of life and political parties exist to funnel money to rival ethnic groups. When, Stephanie Hanson wonders, does a national balance shift from complicity ...
