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2017: Elections in Africa

At least 6 sub-Saharan African nations are due to hold presidential or parliamentary elections in 2017. Check out the expert briefings, articles and other material on our interactive elections resource.

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Nigeria: Have Your Say

14 Nov 2016

Niki Wolfe

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Explore our interactive map where Nigerians from many different walks of life reflect on aspects of sub-national government in their state

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Rising through cities? A look at Ghana

09 Jun 2015

Yovanka ARI

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Jeffrey Paller argues that as Ghana’s cities grow the challenge will be to prevent the creation of more informal settlements, the rise of unregulated transport systems and the deepening of urban inequalities.

ARI's election resource featured on Geographical Magazine

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Geographical Magazine, 19 January 2015

Geographical Magazine features ARI's "2015: Elections in Africa" interactive map and resource page in this article. Reporter Tom Hart spoke to ARI's Maya Prabhu about the resource and the upcoming polls on the continent.