‘I Don’t Remember Typos’ Fu’ad Lawal’s First Draft
Editor-in-Chief, Fu'ad Lawal is a non-perfectionist who dreams of a West Africa-As-A-Country story. Read our interview.
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April/May 2020
The Pressing Need Expanding Access to Safe Abortions in Nigeria
While there may still be an ongoing debate on women’s right to an abortion, certainly women who choose to have abortions deserve access to safe procedures.
‘Tragedy Set-in in the Late 70s’ Readers Debate Nigeria’s Global Status
'Is Nigeria losing its global status? Absolutely. It is sad that we have to come to engage in discussions that question the global status of this country.'
Muslim Feminism Is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam
As women who are not blind to misogyny, Muslim feminists bring into existence an alternative to secular feminism, which leaves out any form of religious reference.
‘Genres are Formless, Protean Things’ Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s First Draft
What surprises sci-fi author, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, about writing is ‘how storytelling captivates’, the undying power that underlies ‘the simple act of telling a good story.’
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?
The coronavirus pandemic provides the opportunity that Algerian authorities have been hoping for: a nonviolent way to silence unrelenting protesters. Read more.
Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents
While many are of the opinion that Nigeria started out on the right path politically and somehow derailed, there is a divergent school of thought suggesting that Nigeria always lacked progressive leadership from the get-go.
‘Write Something Every Day’ Oreva Olakpe’s First Draft
Author and Sino-Africa scholar, Oreva Olakpe, wants more happiness in books about African women. Read our interview.
‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft
Each time author of ‘A Woman among Women’, Saratu Abiola, writes, her truth is at stake. Hence, she writes, ‘to learn what I know and what I don’t, organizing my thoughts in as intellectually honest a way that I can so that I come away from it with more clarity than when I started.’
Nigeria’s Missing Multipliers Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s Legal Blindspot
Development plans like Vision 2020 failed by design, resting on legal frameworks that near-completely overlooked women—half the population—in Nigeria.