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· August, 2017
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Stories about Nigeria from August, 2017

29 August 2017

Nigeria's President Surprises With a Speech Not About His Health, but About Ethnic Tensions

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike ·

President Muhammadu Buhari finally returned after three months in the UK on medical vacation, and his first public address flagged online comments that "question[ed] our collective existence as a nation."

4 August 2017

Even the Best Dancer Leaves the Dance Floor: African Strongmen and Political Transition

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike ·
The Bridge

"The fear of challenging leaders who cling to power is, for some Africans, rooted in anxiety about alternatives—alternatives which remain unknown because they are never allowed to emerge and develop."

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