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Nov
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Madagascar’s 2023 presidential election is crucial for the island’s future, but it’s off to a rocky start

Madagascar’s 2023 presidential election is crucial for the island’s future, but it’s off to a rocky start

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MADAGASCAR is set to elect its president on 16 November 2023, for the next five years. There’s a lot at stake. I’ve studied Madagascar’s politics – focusing on democratisation and political transitions – and believe that this election is crucial for the consolidation, or deepening, of democracy. ADRIEN RATSIMBAHARISON, Professor of Political Science, Benedict College Democratic consolidation is vital. It fosters political stability, protects individual rights, and ensures that power is exercised by elected representatives who are accountable to the people. Madagascar has, over the past couple of decades, struggled to consolidate its democracy. The so-called 2009 coup d'état –…
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Mar
02
2023
By The African Mirror
Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised to “renew hope” for Nigeria – 5 ways he can achieve this

Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised to “renew hope” for Nigeria – 5 ways he can achieve this

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THE 2023 presidential election in Nigeria has been formally won – and lost. By mid-week Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress had been declared the winner of the keenly contested presidential election with 36% of the 24,965,218 votes cast. His closest rivals were Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi. Abubakar got 29% of the votes cast while got Obi got 25%. Author AL CHUKWUMA OKOLI, SeniorLecturer, Security Sector Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia Atiku’s and Obi’s parties described the poll as a…
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Jan
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome

Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome

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AS Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started in 1999, there are at least 10 key issues that are likely to drive and determine the outcome. Political scientist, Jideofor Adibe, explores them all. 1. Ethnicity and regionalism Author JIDEOFOR ADIBE, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Four of the 18 presidential candidates in the election, regarded as the front runners, come from the three dominant ethnic groups in the country: Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo. From the north are Atiku Abubakar, a former…
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