[wanabidii] Nigeria has a new president! Buhari becomes leader of Africa's largest democracy and economy (M&G Africa)

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01 Apr 2015

Nigeria has a new president! Buhari becomes leader of Africa's largest democracy and economy   It won't be the first time Buhari is facing an oil slump. In the 1980s the price of oil collapsed when he was president - in 1984 and part of 1985.

Buhari closes in on upset victory in Nigeria vote, to end ruling party's 16 years in power   Would be arguably the most consequential political event in Africa in the last decade, says analyst.

AS BUHARI HEADS FOR WIN, A FLASHBACK: The military men are back: The rise, and fall, of the African technocrat president   Just two years ago the region was celebrating the ascent of the professional politician to power. What happened to their promise?

The Nigerian numbers game, and why the election will be decided by those who did not vote   The numbers shaping up the 2015 Nigerian election, with Buhari in the lead

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