Tensions rise as Nigeria opposition dismisses ‘sham’ election - National Endowmen for Democracy's Democracy Digest

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

“The international attention that is given to the situation in Nigeria is borne out of this very strong conviction that, if we get it right when it comes to democratic transition in Nigeria, the rest of Africa will also get it right,” said Chris Kwaja, the US Institute for Peace’s interim country manager in Nigeria and...

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Pakistan’s Twin Crises: The Dangerous Convergence of a Collapsing Economy and Surging Terrorism - Foreign Affairs

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

By: Asfandyar Mir, Ph.D.

News Type: USIP in the News

Pakistan is beset by twin crises. An economic meltdown, underway for several years, has metastasized into a full-blown balance of payments emergency. The nuclear-armed country is running out of dollars to pay for essential imports, such as oil, and help from the IMF remains stalled because Pakistan’s...

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