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Vol. 4, No. 1

Chinua Achebe's Prophetic Vision

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈ The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe: Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present and Shaping Its Future by Boluwatife Akinro x Joshua Segun Lean; ⎈ Achebe's Women: A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah by Dr. Elizabeth O. Ben-Iheanacho; and ⎈ A Laughing Giant: The Everlasting Humour of Chinua Achebe by Wale Lawal. Read the entire issue.

International Women's Day 2020

Editors' Picks

- Moving beyond Semantics Examining the ‘Biafran Genocide’ Claim
  
  Amarachi IhekeFebruary 21, 2020
- Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa
  
  Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020
- Creating Africa Africa in the Global Contest of Looking and Representation
  
  Boluwatife AkinroJune 24, 2019
- Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme
  
  Fadekemi AbiruSeptember 25, 2018
- Women Like Olabisi The Understated Significance of Nigerian Market Women
  
  Aderonke Adeola and Donna EtiebetOctober 30, 2019
- Between Feminism and Islam My Personal Journey from ‘Muslim Feminist’ to ‘Muslimah’
  
  Khadija Yusra SanusiFebruary 7, 2020
- The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria
  
  Omotayo OyewoleJuly 26, 2019
- Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings
  
  Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019
- From Glamour Girls to Nolly Babes Nollywood Nostalgia and the Modern Nigerian Woman
  
  Merlin UwalakaMarch 1, 2019
- The Power of Social Media Nigeria's Changing Feminist Movement
  
  Cynthia IgodoMarch 1, 2019
- Women Can’t Be Heroes The Erasure of Female Pain and the Nationalization of Male Suffering
  
  C. S. LozieFebruary 23, 2017
- Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants
  
  Olajumoke AyandeleJanuary 27, 2020

From Our Latest Issue

The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present, Shaping Its Future

Boluwatife Akinro and Joshua Segun-LeanJanuary 13, 2020

Achebe’s Women A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoJanuary 20, 2020

A Laughing Giant The Everlasting Humour of Chinua Achebe

Wale LawalNovember 16, 2017

This photo is for our piece on Survival Tactics from Achebe and Arrow of God.

Dancing with the Times Survival Tactics from Chinua Achebe and Arrow of God

Korede Kaneto AkinseteDecember 3, 2019

This image is for our piece on Zata Iya: A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019

This image is for our piece on Who is the African Writer?

We Need New Names Who is the African Writer?

Ibrahim AnifowosheJanuary 17, 2020

This photo is for our piece on proverbs in Things Fall Apart

The Art of Conversation Proverbs in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Gerald AdewoleJanuary 29, 2020

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

- Introducing ‘First Draft’: Our New Column Authors and Prominent Figures on Books, Reading and Writing
  
  The RepublicFebruary 4, 2020
- ‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
- ‘Editing Feels Like Taking Vitamins.’ Ore Ogunbiyi’s First Draft
  
  Ore OgunbiyiFebruary 12, 2020
- ‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft
  
  Merlin UwalakaFebruary 19, 2020
- ‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft
  
  Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
- ‘Finish the Damned Thing’ Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí’s First Draft
  
  Eniola Anuoluwapo SoyemiMarch 4, 2020
- ‘Who has time for undecided authors?’ Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft
  
  Dominique OtigbahMarch 11, 2020
- ‘We Need Writers Who Can Remember Freedom’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
- ‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrekoyaMarch 25, 2020

Economic Issues

Nigeria and Climate Change Global Trends and Local Challenges

Habiba DaggashJune 18, 2018
On a Coding Diet The Place for STEM Development in Nigeria

Fife OgundeSeptember 3, 2019
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
Africa’s Misinformation Struggles The Impact of Misinformation on Africa and African Media

Christopher AjuloSeptember 6, 2019
A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco

Abdulrasheed IsahJuly 8, 2019
Where are African Victims? In the Emerging Working Class Anti-Globalization Discourse

Moses E. OchonuJuly 6, 2017
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
The ‘Lion of Africa’ with Cat Claws Nigeria’s Image Problem

Fife OgundeMarch 20, 2020

International Issues

Destination 中国 Unravelling Nigerian Migrations to China

Oreva OlakpeAugust 8, 2017
Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana

Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019
Where is ‘The Field’? Centring the Periphery in Kinshasa

Rachel StrohmDecember 9, 2019
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
The Elephant in the China Shop Race in Sino-African Relations

Bénédicte KinkoloMarch 1, 2019
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal

Obinna ChukwuJuly 18, 2017
A Wake-up Call? The Recent Travel Restrictions on Nigerians

Zainab UsmanMarch 9, 2020
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019

Historical Issues

The New Normal A Brief History of Climate Change

Habiba DaggashJune 7, 2018
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020

Political Issues

The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal

Obinna ChukwuJuly 18, 2017
The Buhari Administration at Two Nigeria under the APC

Manji ChetoApril 16, 2017
Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
Moving beyond Semantics Examining the ‘Biafran Genocide’ Claim

Amarachi IhekeFebruary 21, 2020
Beyond the War Nigeria’s Approach to Deradicalizing Ex-Boko Haram Combatants

Olajumoke AyandeleJanuary 27, 2020
Naira Struggles Nigeria's Response to the Crude Oil Price Shock of 2014

Nonso ObikiliApril 30, 2017
Religion Reinvented The Cult of Mao and Societal Change in China's Cultural Revolution

Kenddrick ChanApril 1, 2018
Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019
The Loneliest War Nigeria’s Strategy against Boko Haram

Olajumoke AyandeleJune 24, 2017

Social Issues

The Art of Conversation Proverbs in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Gerald AdewoleJanuary 29, 2020
Amos Tutuola’s Unwonted Predicament A Writer's Many Controversies

Sanya OshaAugust 30, 2019
The Power of Social Media Nigeria's Changing Feminist Movement

Cynthia IgodoMarch 1, 2019
A Disaster Waiting to Happen? Nigeria’s Unchecked Population Growth

Barakat AkinsikuNovember 22, 2019
If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System

Jerry ChiemekeNovember 16, 2019
Sexuality in the Twenty-first Century Looking through Nigerian Lenses

Adewale OloworekendeMarch 26, 2019
Agitating the State Biafran Money, Memes and Mobility

Vivian Chenxue LuNovember 14, 2017
‘We Need Writers Who Can Remember Freedom’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft

Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
Let the Photo be Taken (1974-2017) A Conversation with Mozambican Photojournalist Naita Ussene

Nafeesah AllenJanuary 15, 2020

Technological Issues

Uneven Playing Fields Nigeria and the Digital Divide

Osivue ItseumahNovember 29, 2019
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The RepublicSeptember 9, 2019
The Grind Goes Online Work in the Digital Economy

Marie EhinomenSeptember 18, 2019
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019