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No Country for Mothers Women's Health in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Mukhtar DodoFebruary 23, 2017

Nigeria alone accounts for 14 per cent of global maternal mortality.

February/March 2017

Aisha Mukhtar Dodo

is a PhD candidate at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on bridging the social and cultural gaps in cancer management in Northern Nigeria.

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The New Messiah of Nigeria’s Mental Health #OnSi

The New Messiah of Nigeria’s Mental Health #OnSite⚡

Have you heard of the 2021 Mental Health Act? Does it make a difference to those suffering from mental illnesses in Nigeria?

In our latest online essay, analyst, Boluwatito Sanusi, explores the context and background of the Mental Health Act 2021. Sanusi analyses the Act, examining what it means for people with mental health conditions in Nigeria.

According to Sanusi: ‘The World Health Organization (WHO) says one in four Nigerians—about 50 million individuals, suffer from a mental health condition. As a result of archaic legislation, terrible societal perception of mental health conditions, inadequate resources and mental health staff, fewer than 10 per cent of those people have access to the mental healthcare they need. The Nigerian healthcare system is also severely underfunded, with the total healthcare budget coming to roughly 4 per cent of the GDP. There are also less than 300 psychiatrists serving an estimated population of 210 million people. To put things into perspective, the ratio is one psychiatrist to a million citizens in Nigeria.’

Read the full essay here at the link in bio.
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📝 : Boluwatito Sanusi
🎨 : Onyinye Dike

Today in 1986, Cheikh Anta Diop died, aged 63 #RxH

Today in 1986, Cheikh Anta Diop died, aged 63 #RxHistory⏳

On 07 February 1986, Senegalese historian, scholar, and pan-African nationalist, Cheikh Anta Diop, died in Dakar, Senegal, aged 63.

Diop was born on 23 December 1923 in Diourbel. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Senegal, he moved to Paris, beginning his graduate studies in Physics at the Sorbonne Université in 1946. At Sorbonne, he became involved in the African students’ anti-colonial movement, where young intellectuals discussed African independence.

According to Black Past, Diop’s 1951 PhD dissertation examined ancient Egyptian history and its influence on European culture. At a time when European cultural superiority was a preconceived notion, he argued that African civilizations were the inspiration and origin of European accomplishments. His work contributed to ideological debates that helped galvanize the struggle for independence in Africa.

Diop was appointed professor of ancient history at the University of Dakar in 1980. His most famous authored historical work includes: The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality, and The Cultural Unity of Black Africa.

Read more on African history here.
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📝: Wemimo Ogunmoyela and Chiamaka Dike
📷: 1) Cheikh Anta Diop in a laboratory in Dakar. 1976. Jake Scott
2) Jake Scott. 1976.

No Fuel to Campaign #RxNews📡 Seyi Makinde’s

No Fuel to Campaign #RxNews📡

Seyi Makinde’s campaign suspension in Oyo paints a grim picture of Nigeria’s fuel scarcity and the elections just weeks away.

On Friday, Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, suspended his re-election campaign over Nigeria’s double dilemma: arguably the country’s worst fuel scarcity run and a shortage of the naira following the central bank’s controversial redesign and recall.

The situation in Oyo belies the bigger question—is there enough fuel for Nigeria to carry out its general elections?

The Independent National Electoral Commission asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) the same question. On 03 February 2022, the commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, warned that it could affect the transportation of materials during the general elections. In response, the NNPC allayed the commission’s fears, saying there would be enough fuel for the commission’s proposed 100,000 vehicles and 4,000 boats.

The fuel queues have persisted with no apparent end in sight, the government is skirting around the issue, insisting it has enough petroleum in stock for its estimated 220 million citizens.

As the situation continues to develop, one thing is clear: Nigerians may keep queuing till the polls.

Read the full story at the link in our bio.
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📝: Hillary Essien, Senior Associate Editor
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Today in 1820, formerly enslaved Black people left

Today in 1820, formerly enslaved Black people left the US for Liberia. #RxHistory⏳
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On 06 February 1820, the first organized group of freed enslaved people in the US left the country from New York.
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They travelled back home to Africa on a ship nicknamed the ‘Mayflower of Liberia' that carried 86 people. More than a month later, on 09 march, they arrived in western Africa, in an area now known as the Republic of Liberia.
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The journeys were organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The ACS was founded in 1817, with the mission of returning enslaved Africans back to their home continent. In 1821, with approval from the American government, the ACS founded the colony of Liberia as a permanent homeland for formerly enslaved Africans from the US.
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Although many freed Africans were accustomed to American lifestyles and had little in common with indigenous communities in the region they settled, over the next few decades, thousands more journeyed back to Africa and settled in the Liberian colony. In 1847, the colony of Liberia was established as its own sovereign country, becoming the first independent nation in Africa.

Read more on African history at the link in our bio.
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📝: Wemimo Ogunmoyela and Chiamaka Dike.
📷: African-American Methodist missionaries from Arkansas photographed in New York City on their way to Liberia. circa 1898. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

3 Debut Novels by African Authors to Look Forward

3 Debut Novels by African Authors to Look Forward to in 2023 📚

This year, we’re excited about reading new releases written by African authors making their debut in the literary scene.

What new or upcoming release(s) is on your ‘To Be Read’ list?

For more book recommendations from African authors, click the link in our bio.

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🎨: Onyinye Dike

Today in 1994, Ben Enwonwu died, aged 77. #RxHisto

Today in 1994, Ben Enwonwu died, aged 77. #RxHistory⏳
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On 05 February 1994, renowned painter and sculptor, Ben Enwonwu, died in Lagos, aged 77. One of the most influential African artists of the 20th century, Enwonwu's career paved the way towards the postcolonial proliferation and increased visibility of modern African art. His work helped define a new visual language for contemporary, culturally relevant Nigerian art.
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Born in Onitsha in 1917, Enwonwu graduated from the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, in 1948. He was the first African artist commissioned to sculpt a bronze portrait of Queen Elizabeth II—which opened to international acclaim when presented to the Royal Society of British Artists.
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Enwonwu's art drew upon his Igbo heritage and British art academic training. Some of his other famous works include 'Anyanwu'—his sculpture of the Igbo sun god and 'The Drummer Boy'. His 1974 painting, 'Tutu', was sold for £1.2 million in 2018—a record sale for African Modernist art.
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Also a published writer and art critic, Enwonwu wrote extensively about the challenges facing African artists. His sentiments included that African artists were often 'pigeon-holed' and expected to produce traditional or ethnographic work, and not given the freedom to create modern and global African art.

Read more on African history at the link in bio.
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📝: Wemimo Ogunmoyela and Chiamaka Dike
📷: 1) Ben Enwonwu at work. The Ben Enwonwu Foundation.
2) Ben Enwonwu with Queen Elizabeth II and his bronze statue of her. The Ben Enwownu Foundation
3) The Ben Enowonwu Foundation.

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