Rice was historically a “total social phenomenon” in Sierra Leone, molding rural identities
through farming. Crop yields are rapidly declining, forcing change among people who once …

Throughout Ghana's political history, soldiers have inspired socio-political change. Based
on fieldwork with the Ghanaian military, this article contributes to literature on militaries and …

Marshall Sahlins claims that individuals with personal power, influence, networks, and
control over their followers within the political sphere are actually “big-men” rather than …

'Today we are taking a decisive step on the path of democracy,'the newly sworn-in President
Olusegun Obasanjo told Nigerians on 27 May 1999.'We will leave no stone unturned to …

On Sunday, 23rd September 2018, I attended the 50th birthday celebration and launch of
the new sets of musical instruments by a Lagos-based fújì musician known as Abdulmojeed …

This paper examines the hypothesis that a change in the elite increases the probability of
armed conflict onset. The paper combines the newly constructed WhoGov dataset on …