2011 Elections in Nigeria: Affirming Democracy and Exacerbating Violence

No 239, 2011/3 - 176 pages

Editorial

Pages 7 to 9

Editorial

By Jean-Bernard Véron

Africa Today

Pages 11 to 22

South Sudan: A Path to Independence Fraught with Difficulties

By Jean-Bernard Véron

History

Pages 23 to 34

Fifty Years of French Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa

By Pierre Jacquemot

First Person

Pages 35 to 59

The Phenomenon of the Zaraguina in Northern Cameroon

By Christian Seignobos

The Paradox of the Nigerian Elections

Pages 61 to 74

The Paradoxes of the 2011 General Elections in Nigeria: Democracy Affirmed, Violence Exacerbated

By Gérard Chouin

Pages 75 to 87

Electronic Voter Registration for Nigeria’s 2011 General Election

By Ndubueze O. Nkume-Okorie, Gérard Chouin

Pages 89 to 103

Political Parties and Nigeria’s 2011 Elections

By Guillaume Thiery

Pages 105 to 117

Electoral Violence in the Nigerian “Fourth Republic”

By Isaac Olawale Albert

Pages 119 to 132

From Endemic Abuse to Shining Example?

By David U. Enweremadu

Signposts

Pages 133 to 135

Elections in Africa: A Relevant Object of Academic Study

By Céline Thiriot

Pages 136 to 139

The Institutional System and Exercise of Power In Nigeria

By Carl Engelsen

Pages 140 to 142

The Electoral Systems of the Republics of Ghana, Benin, and Cameroon: Different Effects, Different Relationships

By Guillaume Thiery

Pages 143 to 143

International Mechanisms for Ensuring the Transparency of African Elections

By Amzat Boukari-Yabara

Reviews

Pages 145 to 168

Reviews

By Philippe Hugon