A Voice from Nigeria
BEFORE’s approach is very promising as its focus on working with local actors to prevent political violence can be useful in many people in my region. In my home country of Nigeria, violence erupted many times just
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Leading the Search in Guinea-Conakry
In May 2008 I was selected by the West Africa Steering Committee to lead the BEFORE assessment mission to Guinea-Conakry. Having been there on an assignment as the US Ambassador in the 90s, I was
Read more...Code of Conduct: National Elections Part 1
In 2005 approximately 600,000 people in Guinea-Bissau were preparing to vote for their first President since a 2003 coup deposed President Koumba Yala. Tensions were high throughout the country.
The Army Chief of Staff had just been assassinated.
Former President General Joao Bernardo Vieira, who led a 1998-1999 politico-military conflict that landed him in exile in [...]
