Has the Multinational Joint Task Force failed Nigeria?

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He commanded the Multinational Joint Task Force and led the Nigerian Army at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Yet jihadist violence spread while military coups returned to West Africa. So what went wrong?

11 Sep English Germany News

Are African leaders answering the tough questions? Viewers speak out from Ghana, Cameroon and Zambia

We put African leaders in the hot seat. Now it's our turn! Viewers from Ghana, Cameroon and Zambia tell us what we got right, what we missed and whether we're asking politicians the tough questions. Did we pass the test?

6 Nov 29 min

From majority to minority: Has Ghana's NPP learned why it lost?

After its 2024 defeat, the New Patriotic Party is regrouping under Mahamudu Bawumia, but has it truly learned why voters turned away from the party?

30 Oct 29 min

Is Zambia sliding into autocracy?

Opposition leaders arrested. Election petitions blocked. Zambia's government says democracy is intact, but critics disagree. We ask UPND's Elvis Nkandu: What's really happening in Zambia after the 2026 election?

23 Oct 29 min

Should Ghana give its president more time in power?

Four years or five? Ghana is considering major changes to its 1992 Constitution — and one proposal is already stirring debate: extending the presidential term.

4 Sep 29 min

Afrobarometer under scrutiny: Can Africans trust the data?

Afrobarometer tells governments, journalists and the world what Africans think. But critics question donor influence, Western standards and possible bias. Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka responds.

28 Aug 29 min