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John Mukum Mbaku

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Kenyan Supreme Court judges attend a hearing of a petition challenging the election result filed by the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition and Human Rights groups at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: The role of good governance in eradicating poverty and promoting development

Friday, December 17, 2021

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

John Mukum Mbaku and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, April 22, 2021

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John Villasenor

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

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A boy rides a bicycle past a monument decorated with election posters depicting Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar with his running mate, Peter Obi, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1BF60DDCA0

West Africa

Is Nigeria’s presidential election result valid?

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, February 28, 2019

John Sabelhaus

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

John C. Austin

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

John Page

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

John W. McArthur

Director - Center for Sustainable Development

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) greets opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition after addressing a news conference at the Harambee house office in Nairobi, Kenya March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Africa in Focus

Is the BBI ruling a sign of judicial independence in Kenya?

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, August 19, 2021

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: President Déby of Chad dies; Kenya, DRC sign trade and security deals; and Cape Town survives massive fire

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Christina Golubski

Saturday, April 24, 2021

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the legislative election in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Macline Hien

Africa in Focus

Entrenching democracy in African countries: Policy imperatives for leaders in 2021

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, March 18, 2021

David C. John

Deputy Director - Retirement Security Project

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute

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A girl stands near a wall covered with Placards of Cameroon President Paul Biya, who runs for reelection scheduled for October 7, in Yaounde, Cameroon October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1BA30D24C0

Africa in Focus

Threats to democracy in Africa: The rise of the constitutional coup

John Mukum Mbaku

Friday, October 30, 2020

Zaki El-Dine, 24, a brick-maker, pours water from the Nile river onto a patch of mud to make bricks on Tuti Island, Khartoum, Sudan, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "BENSEMRA NILE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Africa in Focus

The controversy over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

John Mukum Mbaku

Wednesday, August 5, 2020