Winter 2025

Given the immediacy of war and starvation, it is tempting to regard the Nigerian conflict as a mere calamity, without considering causes. But this bloody African conflict must be the subject of historical contemplation as well as humanitarian response: we …

The end of civilian rule in Nigeria, a country regarded as a happy exception to the trend toward one-party dictatorships in newly-independent countries, has far-reaching political implications. The popular Western version of Nigeria—a showplace of democracy in black Africa—was a …