This episode tells the story of Nigeria’s 2015 election when the world was captivated by the #BringBackOurGirls campaign and a sitting president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, faced the full weight of foreign influence.

Through archival accounts, Jonathan’s own words from The Transition Hours, and leaked revelations from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I explore how the U.S. and its allies used media narratives, digital manipulation, and “strategic partnerships” to quietly tilt Africa’s largest democracy toward their preferred outcome.

This is not just about Nigeria. It’s about the invisible playbook that repeats itself across the continent, from Kenya to Congo where aid becomes leverage, activism becomes theatre, and sovereignty becomes negotiable.