The 2011 general elections exposed Nigeria's deep economic, social and geographical fissures—which led to the worst single outbreak of violence since its independence-era civil war.
Nigeria's presidential election in April resulted in massive violence in northern parts of the country by those rejecting the loss by the main presidential challenger, General Muhammadu Buhari.
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Joe Bavier has covered West and Central Africa for the past six years, reporting on armed conflict, famine, and political crises. Until December 2009, he served as Reuters correspondent in...
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Bénédicte Kurzen is based in Johannesburg. She holds a master’s degree with Excellence in Contemporary History from the Sorbonne, Paris. She also studied semiology for one year, and wrote her final...