Good governance is 💯 possible. Our politicians are just selfish and wicked. Go to ABIA and see what's going on.

God you you Dr Alex Otti

$BUBBLE $SOMO $BEYOND $XTER $PIXIZ

Q&A session with H.E. Alex Otti, the performing Governor of Abia State at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Very informative event! Great audience and very interesting questions. 🤜🏾💚🇳🇬🤛🏾

Friday afternoon at SAIS!

Officially announcing the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Center on Global Democracy! I am thrilled to serve as the inaugural Director, grateful for the incredible support of @Cornell & leadership of Colleen L. Barry & excited to work w incredible colleagues to have impact news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

I was very pleased to speak on a panel today at this year’s ASIL Annual Meeting in Wash DC, discussing Africa’s contribution to the international law on democracy. Thanks to my co-panelists and Ada for deftly chairing.

#ASILAM #ASIL2024

Join us next Friday for this keynote event.

My new article in Journal of Democracy. It's a spin-off from my book, where I argue that low-scale election violence should be taken seriously and can be a very effective election manipulation tool, distorting the quality of democracy and participation. journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how-s…

Coming soon!

Today we are sharing a round up of links from the past week. Click ➡️eliteafricaproject.org/post/elite-afr…
to discover more about recent African stories and news!
#theeliteafricaproject #Africa
#Africa ns #africaelections #cnn africanvoices #cnn #AnantAmbani #aljazeeraenglish #eliteafricans

Africans are more likely to view their elected leaders as corrupt, and less likely to trust them in countries where access to information about local government budgets and contracts is perceived to be difficult.

Learn more in Afrobarometer’s latest Pan-Africa Profile:

Is Africa set for a backlash against military rule in 2024?

Many citizens think coups are justified if leaders abuse their power.

But many more reject military rule and expect a return to constitutional government.

Delays in elections and failure to provide services will

The Senegalese Constitutional Court has just shown its commitment to constitutionalism and the rule of law. The question now is whether the executive branch will follow. High stakes in Senegal at the moment

China's $US 1bn proposal to upgrade Tanzania - Zambia railway comes as the US confirms a loan to support upgrades of the Angola - DRC Lobito Corridor
railjournal.com/analysis/china…

2024 is a year full of elections! Check out these NED Library must-reads to learn more about the countries and regions where people will be casting their votes this year.
ned.org/ned-library-20…

With #BurkinaFaso , #Mali and #Niger exiting #ECOWAS , is the collaborative security offered by RECs on shaky ground?

Find out more on Africa’s regional blocs: ow.ly/OKTi50QwCqb

Today, I joined other respectable Nigerians to celebrate my friend and very dear elder brother, Prof Pat Utomi, as he marked his 68th Birthday and to celebrate the 20 years anniversary of his not-for-profit organisation, Centre for Values in Leadership, CVL, in Lagos.

Prof. Peter Lewis of John Hopkins University delivers his lecture on democracy, governance and violence in the Fourth Republic of Nigeria.

US borrows from belt and road playbook to challenge China’s influence in Africa -
'United States pledges a billion dollars to refurbish railway in Angola – its first major infrastructure investment on the continent in decades' sc.mp/wtnu6?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

3 landlocked countries quit ECOWAS. This is really bad. One of ECOWAS' key missions is/was to provide access to the Gulf of Guinea to Sahelian imports and exports dw.com/en/mali-burkin…

(1/5) On average, across 39 African countries, one in five African adults (18%) have no formal education, 27% have attended or completed primary school, 37% have attended or completed secondary school, and 18% have attended or completed institutions of higher learning.