‘I Am Currently Writing Two Books’ Abel Gaiya’s First Draft
Nigerian author and development researcher, Abel Gaiya, believes West Africa is going in circles.
Abel Gaiya
The Enduring Malformation of West Africa Why Economics Alone Cannot Explain West Africa’s Slow Development
Beyond leveraging the global push for repatriation and calling for the return of stolen cultural artefacts, the Nigerian government needs to change its attitude towards cultural art to guarantee the Benin Bronzes a meaningful future at home.
Towards an Islamic Intellectual Premium Nigerian Non-Muslim Political Leaders Need to Understand Islam
Due to Islamic regulations uniquely governing the lives of Muslims even in the public sphere, more non-Muslims need to understand and engage with Islam. Read more.
Rethinking African Progress African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations
Africa’s current state of ‘underdevelopment’ is directly related to the fact that millions of Africans did not die, suffer and become dispossessed in wars of state formation and expansion. Read more.
Abel Gaiya
holds an MSc in Development Economics from SOAS University of London.