Watch the highlights of our recently concluded stakeholder dialogue on foreign influence and their impacts on democratic values.

Stay tuned for the full video on our YouTube page.

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The Gnassingbés — father and son — have ruled over Togo since 1967.

After a constitutional amendment whose full text wasn’t made public, the younger Gnassingbé could rule for as long as he wants.

Book review: special issue 30.2!

'Chinese Energy Companies in Africa: Implications for the Foreign Policy of an Authoritarian State' reviewed by Fikayo Akeredolu is now online at: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

South African Institute of International Affairs T&F Africa Routledge Politics, IR & Area Studies

This. I remember the day after we lost the Carling Cup final to Birmingham. Or the many other times we had terrible weekends.

They won’t know how good they have it to be in a title race in May.

Remember how Fifa rejected those rainbow armband at the 2022 World Cup, that political symbols had no place in football? For the 2030 co-host Morocco, however, they seem to have done a volte-face. My latest for Josimar Fotballblad : josimarfootball.com/2024/04/23/the…

Arsenal will need to drop sentimentality during the transfer window. There’s a good thing going with some of the young players but there’s a steel that’s not there yet

Enjoyed joining Dataphyte Foundation to discuss foreign influences and their impact on democratic values today. Important to highlight the work of multinationals and non-state actors when we consider foreign influences

Enjoyed this look at the how poor government communication can affect how effective a government can be in an age of information disorder.

In an age of partisan divide, echo chambers and misinformation can be dangerous - even with noble intentions.

“From 2019 to 2023, Nigeria accounted for 52% of all the abductions in West Africa” - Dengiyefa Angalapu. Dengiyefa Angalapu
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Join the conversation now #CDDChibok10Years

Osmosis
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#Nigeria is the first country in the world to roll out a new #meningitis vaccine, Men5CV recommended by World Health Organization (WHO): who.int/news/item/12-0…

Meningitis is an old and deadly foe, but this new vaccine holds the potential to change the trajectory of the disease, preventing future…

Happy to have worked on this report for Dataphyte. It looks at several actors in the security sector in West Africa and the dynamic nature of these relationships during a very interesting period in the region.

This is President Tinubu’s daughter spraying money at the installation of the Akogun of Egbaland. Then also Obi Cubana playing football with the naira notes. Are we honestly going to say that Bobrisky’s sentence has nothing to do with the fact that he’s a cross dresser?

I’ll be taking part in this CDD West Africa discussion next Monday on the anniversary of the Chibok kidnapping

April 14, 2014, marks a tragic chapter in our history - the abduction of 276 young female students in Chibok. Join us as we discuss the state of insecurity in educational institutions since the Chibok kidnapping.
🗓️15 April 2024
⏰6PM - 8PM WAT
🔗twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvKp…

🏁FULL TIME! in Pretoria 📍

South Africa 🇿🇦 0-0 Nigeria 🇳🇬 (0-1 agg)

Nigeria breaks the Olympic jinx since 2008 with a 1-0 aggregate victory over South Africa, securing qualification! We are through to Paris 2024 🎉

📱 #SoarSuperFalcons | #RSANGA | #CAFWCQ | #Paris2024

Despite an aversion to ‘foreign influence’, AES countries have increasingly pivoted towards Russia and the Africa Corps, the rebranded Wagner Group.
Read more on 'Alliance of Sahel States (AES): Yet Another Regional Bloc in West Africa'
cddwestafrica.org/blog/alliance-…

Want to know why there was keen interest in the recent Senegalese election? Join WADEMOS Network's upcoming webinar.

Theme: Building Democratic Resilience in West Africa with Lessons from Senegal
🗓️ April 09, 2024
⏰ 10: 30 AM - 12 PM (GMT)
Register:🔗 bit.ly/3VDj1fc

'Regime security has long been the motivation for most state governments in W/A, leading to a renewed set of alliances in addressing the several prevalent non-state actors in the region'

brilliant report on foreign influence in W-Africa's security by Afolabi for Dataphyte