Posts by Zainab Usman
The Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Africa
Zainab Usman shares with us her new paper on political settlements in Nigeria. Zainab is a doctoral candidate in International Development at the University of...
Fuelling progress in Nigeria: Buhari and the petrol subsidy
Zainab Usman tells us why Buhari must phase out Nigeria's petrol subsidy. Zainab is a doctoral candidate in International Development at the University of Oxford. She tweets via...
Discussing women in government and politics in Africa
In this post, Zainab Usman reflects on the first Women in Government and Politics Conference for Africa, held at Central Hall in Westminster, London, which was...
Politicians’ salaries and income inequalities.
In this post Zainab Usman takes a look at the issue of parliamentarians and their pay, in comparison to that of the citizens they...
Premature election fever and security challenges in Nigeria
In this blog, Zainab Usman highlights the importance of looking at the political context in which militia groups in Nigeria operate. As political contestation...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?