American campaign consultants, including one mentored by Paul Manafort, are increasingly being hired by African candidates to help them win at the polls in still fragile democracies.
Author: DIONNE SEARCEY
Senegal Dispatch: In Forlorn Park, Lion Cubs Play in Traffic and Elephant Dung Is Met With Delight
At Senegal’s largest national park, poachers seem to outnumber the wildlife, and a highway runs through the middle. So rangers celebrate even small victories, like hints of a pachyderm’s presence.
A Race to Save Children After Nigeria Building Collapse, but 8 People Are Dead
Numerous others were still missing after the collapse of the three-story structure, which housed a primary and nursery school.
Muhammadu Buhari Wins Second Term as Nigeria’s President
Mr. Buhari was re-elected despite falling short on promises to recharge the economy and defeat the Boko Haram insurgents.
Dozens Dead in Nigeria as Election Results Are Delayed
At least 39 people were said to have been killed and rumors swirled of malpractice in the voting, as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term.
Nigerians Finally Get to Vote, but Hit a Few More Snags
After multiple delays, federal elections are going ahead. President Muhammadu Buhari, who has promised a crackdown on corruption, is seeking a second term.
‘It’s Not Getting Better’: Nigeria Braces for Election Day as Frustrations Boil
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is seeking re-election, but voters in Africa’s most populous nation say he has failed to end the blackouts, high prices and unemployment for college graduates.
Coup Attempt in Gabon Is Thwarted, Government Says
Two plotters were killed and eight others arrested after soldiers announced plans for a “national council of restoration.”
Times Insider: Hearing Divorce Cases on a Sidewalk in Niger, as Women Assert Their Power
The testimony I listened to — before a judge sitting on a sheepskin rug, as cars, motorbikes and sheep passed by — could have been aired by annoyed wives in courtrooms, or living rooms, anywhere in the world.
A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa
Frustrated by their husbands’ inability to earn a living, and in a society where basic views on relationships have changed, women are asserting more control over their marriages.