Bola Tinubu: Nigeria’s kingmaker who wants to be king: Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, holds two traditional titles: Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of the Borgu kingdom in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The titles have similar meanings: leader and leader …
Israeli election: Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Arab kingmaker in nation’s history: For Israel, this has been the “no change, all change” election. No change in that the result appears inconclusive – just like the three previous elections. It’s also all change, as we are seeing the beginnings of the political normalisation between Jews …
South Africa in the news: A party of radical leftists has emerged as kingmaker in South Africa’s major cities: Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) looks on before addressing his supporters during his campaign, ahead of the August 3 local government elections, in Etwatwa, a township near Benoni, South …