Ihonvbere has moved from various academic posts to the Governance and Civil Society Unit of the Ford Foundation, and has written several books about particular African countries. Here he examines the
Nigeria is in a long-standing crisis. Military rule has suffocated civil society and has entrenched a culture of repression, corruption, and official irresponsibility. The reign of Ibrahim Babangida h
Africa is currently experiencing sociopolitical and economic changes of unprecedented proportions. New leaders, institutions, discourses, and methods of political organization and action are shaping a
