A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Oludotun Babayemi (Cloneshouse), Ifeaanu Ajekiigbe (master student at UiB) and Pauline Lemaire (CMI)
Nigerians will elect their new president on 25 February, and the sitting President is not running for re-election. With three major candidates, the outcome of the election is up in the air. Africa’s largest democracy struggles with inflation, high unemployment, and violent internal conflicts.
With new names on the ticket, a new election law, and new electoral tools, could this mean a new start for democracy in Nigeria? How does this play out in the contentious North-South divide? What role do social media play among the country’s large young population?
We have invited Oludotun Babayemi (Cloneshouse), Ifeaanu Ajekiigbe (master student at UiB), along with moderator Pauline Lemaire (CMI) to a conversation about the upcoming election.
Breakfast will be served
Pauline Lemaire is a political scientist researching authoritarian politics in Africa. For many years, she worked as a senior analyst, supporting shipping companies transiting in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and in the Gulf of Guinea.
Read more
Pauline Lemaire is a political scientist researching authoritarian politics in Africa. For many years, she worked as a senior analyst, supporting shipping companies transiting in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and in the Gulf of Guinea.
Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
