This paper critiques the emergence of Dangote Cement as the dominant player in cement
manufacturing in Nigeria. It argues that the changed economic environment General …

This study examines the impact of armed conflicts on the fiscal capacity of African
governments. It made use of a data set covering 1997–2021 for 50 countries, as well as the …

Western observers of African foreign and security policy formation are often perplexed by
African regimes' reactions to insurgencies: the actions of the latter are often read to be …

The paper explores connections between corruption and military effectiveness. It positions
efforts to defeat Boko Haram in Nigeria within the doorstep of governance challenges. The …

How can neo-patrimonialism aid our understanding of the materiality of counterterrorism and
the expansion of terrorism? While previous works on the growth of terrorism have focused …

Can revenue sharing of resource rents be a source of distributive conflict? Can cohesive
institutions avoid such conflicts? We exploit exogenous variation in local government …

The extant perspectives on vote-buying have produced three central arguments around its
causes, which are the factors of poverty, the electoral/voting system, and the nature of …

The relations of development and disaster offer a starting point for an overview of disaster
risk reduction (DRR) in African contexts. A social vulnerability approach is adopted with its …

Previous research has established a link between oil production and armed conflict in low-
and middle-income countries. Oil-related grievances are viewed as a key variable driving …

Introduction “Going, going, gone!” is a refrain commonly used to herald the determination of
the highest bidder of an item being sold on auction. This process of presenting items for bid …