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GZERO 2023 game changers that weren't: Nigerian youth voters, Ron DeSantis, Yevgeny Prigozhin, The Earthquake in Turkey
Analysis

2023 game changers that weren’t

What we thought would stir up the political landscape in 2023… but didn’t.

Bola Tinubu reacts after he was declared the winner in Nigeria's presidential election at his party's campaign headquarters, in Abuja.
News

Nigeria elects political “Godfather" as president

Bola Tinubu is a savvy politician with a lot of experience who wants to fix the economy first.

Electoral campaign posters are seen ahead of Nigeria's Presidential elections, in Yola, Nigeria, February 23, 2023.
Economy

What We're Watching: Nigerians vote, Biden's World Bank pick

Nigeria's presidential election head-scratcher; Biden picks ex-credit card exec to lead World Bank

A woman stands in front of electoral campaign posters of Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and members of the People's Democratic Party, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential elections, in Yola, Nigeria, February 21, 2023.
Podcasts

Podcast: Nigeria’s presidential election is a critical moment for Africa

Listen: On February 25, Africa’s most populous nation heads to the polls to vote for a new president in what is shaping up to be a hotly contested race. To help you better understand the Nigerian election and what’s at stake, GZERO is handing over this podcast feed today to Amaka Anku, Head of Eurasia Group’s Africa practice. She brings us a conversation from the The Center for Global Development podcast moderated by CGD’s Senior Policy Fellow Gyude Moore.

Supporters of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi attend a campaign rally in Lagos.
Viewpoint

Will this month’s presidential election bring change to Nigeria?

With less than two weeks until election day on Feb. 25, three leading candidates are locked in a tight race to be Nigeria’s next president.

Nigeria’s Risky Business
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Nigeria’s Risky Business

Nigeria's president and his challenger in hotly-contested elections are blaming each other for a Eurasia Group report that listed their country as among the world's top risks for 2019.