Nolan

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[Good Authority @goodauth]

Africa’s leaders often welcome Chinese private investment. How do African citizens feel? https://t.co/Bm5JcoI0rh

[James Barnett @jh_barnett]

In August I traveled into the Zamfara forests for a rare interview with an army of bandits

For @newlinesmag I wrote about my bizarre day w/ these insurgents, who are waging a brutal war in which I'm not sure even they know what they ultimately hope to win
https://t.co/mrLDleVh4c

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Only 8 out of nearly 50 sub-Saharan countries are considered free.

Here are four factors contributing to declining democracy across the region. https://t.co/zG5tQ5aF49

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/E6GTXkrLAf

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/YdQimnjX0l

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/KfiQW61YOE

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/RxwiiABPAu

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/OF864NYLZ9

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and @nolankquinn. https://t.co/vd2pssHoJk

[CFR Africa Program @CFR_Africa]

In Tanzania, it is increasingly clear that John Magufuli's presidency was not a one-off. Rather, CCM is returning to its tactics of repression honed during the period of official one-party rule, writes @nolankquinn for Africa in Transition.

https://t.co/5zi0Sf6v9R

[CFR Africa Program @CFR_Africa]

Nigeria is seeing a resurgence of separatist sentiment. In this piece for @CFR_org, @nolankquinn and I look at the most prominent separatist movements and what is behind their recent growth.

https://t.co/OXuftIpXVA

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Expectations for liberal democracy in Africa have often been unrealistic and the current setbacks aren't surprising, argue @JohnCampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn.

Here's why: https://t.co/wkjfXw3cHm

[Vanguard Africa @VanguardAfrica]

"A democratic decline, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is underway in sub-Saharan Africa. ... More Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades."

https://t.co/5IbbxDQXda @JohnCampbellcfr @nolankquinn @CFR_org

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

More Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades.

@JohnCampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn outline four trends on the continent: https://t.co/uGcYi6R4Bd

[CFR Africa Program @CFR_Africa]

What is happening with regard to democracy in Africa? For @CFR_org, I unpack some of the trends in Africa's democratic trajectory over the last two decades, as measured by @freedomhouse - co-authored with @nolankquinn.

https://t.co/4hccndgwqc

[Nolan @nolankquinn]

Quite the hard-hitting piece on the mess that has helped cause and propagate the Mozambican insurgency - worth the longish read.
https://t.co/XC9dsBGvC3

[CFR Africa Program @CFR_Africa]

For Africa in Transition, @nolankquinn interviews @TunduALissu on the expectations for Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the West's role in defending democracy.

https://t.co/3wwKH8h6rN

[CFR Africa Program @CFR_Africa]

For Africa in Transition, @nolankquinn interviews Tanzanian opposition leader @TunduALissu on the need for constitutional reform in Tanzania in the post-Magufuli era.

https://t.co/TsqN5myeYI

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

Was President Magufuli’s reign a deviation from the mean or the beginning of a darker era in Tanzania’s politics? https://t.co/HjsmvRK9lw