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Reactions have continued to trail the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections taking place across the federation on Saturday as foreign missions

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announce the deployment of a joint international election observation

Abuja, Nigeria – The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) announce the deployment of a joint international election observation mission (IEOM) to Nigeria.

Four days to the presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated the commitment of the electoral body to conducting a free, fair and credible exercise. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,.....

A former Malawian President, Dr. Joyce Banda, will lead a 40-member international election observation mission to monitor next Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria.

The International Republican Institute, IRI, and the National Democratic Institute, NDI, have announced the deployment of a joint international election

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have announced the deployment

Under the graphic “Exporting Extremism,” PBS News Hour host Geoff Bennett set the table to compare right-wing extremists in the U.S. and Brazil in the opening moments of Wednesday evening’s show: “And the attack on Brazil's government by a far-right mob raises concerns about how extremism in the U.S. has spread abroad.” Journalists can make connections between the Trump camp and Brazil's ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro. As usual, though PBS was using January 6 to smear the entire Re...

Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former President Trump and the defeated Brazilian leader share allies and a playbook. Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined Laura Barrón-López to discuss.

While the insurrectionists failed to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory, it was a defining moment not only in the United States, but internationally. Images of a mob attacking the symbol of American democracy, seemingly emboldened by words by the then-president, resonated with autocrats and the global far-right and shocked the U.S.’ closest allies.