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Bola Tinubu reacts after he was declared the winner in Nigeria's presidential election at his party's campaign headquarters, in Abuja.
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Nigeria elects political “Godfather" as president

Bola Tinubu is a savvy politician with a lot of experience who wants to fix the economy first.

A day after the elections, officials tally votes at a collation centre previously stormed by unknown assailants in Lagos, Nigeria on February 26, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Nigerian election results, Italian migrant tragedy, COVID lab leak report

Nigeria starts presidential vote count; Migrant boat sinks off Italian coast; Where did COVID come from?

Electoral campaign posters are seen ahead of Nigeria's Presidential elections, in Yola, Nigeria, February 23, 2023.
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What We're Watching: Nigerians vote, Biden's World Bank pick

Nigeria's presidential election head-scratcher; Biden picks ex-credit card exec to lead World Bank

A woman stands in front of electoral campaign posters of Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and members of the People's Democratic Party, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential elections, in Yola, Nigeria, February 21, 2023.
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Podcast: Nigeria’s presidential election is a critical moment for Africa

Listen: On February 25, Africa’s most populous nation heads to the polls to vote for a new president in what is shaping up to be a hotly contested race. To help you better understand the Nigerian election and what’s at stake, GZERO is handing over this podcast feed today to Amaka Anku, Head of Eurasia Group’s Africa practice. She brings us a conversation from the The Center for Global Development podcast moderated by CGD’s Senior Policy Fellow Gyude Moore.

Google Bard seen on Google blog post with Google logo on mobile, in Brussels, Belgium.
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What We're Watching: Bard bot, Nigerian election heats up, Tibetan kids pulled away

Google's Bard vs. ChatGPT; Nigeria nears decision day; China is separating Tibetan children from families

Nigeria’s Risky Business
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Nigeria’s Risky Business

Nigeria's president and his challenger in hotly-contested elections are blaming each other for a Eurasia Group report that listed their country as among the world's top risks for 2019.