As the world’s newest nation collapses, the internationally-backed peace process risks making a bad situation worse. In its short, sad history as an independent country, South Sudan has known more years of war than peace. In the fight for independence, millions of lives were lost...

The former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has rejected the agitation to transfer the mandate of conducting local government elections from state electoral commissions to INEC.

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has called for constitutional amendment with a view to abolishing state independent electoral commissions and their responsibilities for all election management moved to INEC.

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on Wednesday released its electoral violence risk assessment in Nigeria. The agency suggested possible escalation of electoral violence before the 2019 general elections.

Findings conducted by United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on electoral violence risk assessment in Nigeria have suggested possible escalation of electoral violence before the 2019 general elections.

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), has said that for Nigeria to prevent election violence and ensure a peaceful 2019 elections, there is need to get acquainted with the prevailing security and political realities in the country. This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday at the presentation of an Electoral violence risk...

The United States Institute of Peace says its investigations show that there may be an increase in communal clashes ahead of the 2019 general elections. The USIP revealed this while presenting...

At the end of May, after only four days, South Sudan’s long-delayed peace talks once again adjourned without reaching a viable agreement. The failure to reach a deal comes only weeks after the White House declared that the Government of South Sudan had “lost credibility,” expressed deep frustration at...