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From the street to the ballot box: Elections in Burkina Faso

In November, Burkina Faso will elect a new president and parliament. Despite a period of political turmoil, Eloïse Bertrand says that the country is on the verge of completing a successful return to constitutional order.

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Citizens ‘Making Noise’: Keeping Track of Buhari’s Government

23 Jun 2015

Yovanka ARI

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BudgIT was founded in 2011 and aims to enable Nigerian citizens and policymakers to hold government to account for revenue and expenditure decisions through analysis of public data. ARI spoke to its founder, Oluseun Onigbinde.

People voting in Ewu, Edo State in Nigeria's 2015 elections

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Nigeria: What Sort Of Change?

Many Nigerians who voted on 28 March in the presidential election did so hoping for change. But what did change look like for citizens of Edo state? Father Anselm Adodo set off to find out.