Over the Brink of Crisis How Nigeria Is Tackling a Cholera Epidemic
Nigeria is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in recent times. What are we doing about it? Read the full essay.
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Best of 2022
In 2022, our authors centered Nigeria and Africa in the world’s biggest questions. From cultural criticism to political longform, here’s our best writing of the year.
Setting the Records Straight The Rise of Africa’s Fact Checkers
From just one initiative in 2014, there were 20 active fact checking initiatives across Africa by 2018. Today, there are 35. What is driving the rise of African fact checkers and what are the implications of this trend? Read more
Setting Sail for ‘Home’ Inheriting My Parents’ Longings for Freetown
Half a century ago, I inherited my parents’ longings for Freetown, Sierra Leone. Unknown to me then, a two-week voyage home would became a lifelong journey. Read more.
The Inevitability of Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Unsurprising Candidacy of APC’s Presidential Nominee
Convincing Nigerians to ignore the controversies of his past, his wealth and his choice of running mate will be the crowning achievement of Tinubu’s career—not becoming president. Read more
‘Obidience’ or Sacrifice Can Peter Obi Actually Lead Nigeria?
A former governor of one of Nigeria’s most electorally volatile states, Peter Obi, is no left-force tyro. Regardless, he faces almost impossible odds of winning the election. Read more
One Last Dance? Atiku Abubakar, PDP’s North Star
The journeys of PDP and Atiku, its two-time presidential flagbearer, are as interwoven as they are similar. The 2023 election will likely be their ‘last dance’ together, this author writes. Atiku has no doubt reshaped PDP, but have the years shown a match made in Heaven or a pairing doomed to fail? Read more
Reframing Population Other Perspectives on Africa’s Population Growth
Discussion on Africa’s demography and population growth has often been handicapped by narrow and fragmented framing. But what if we reframed these discussions? Read more
When Maasaiphobia Became Policy An Insider’s Perspective on Environmental Racism and the Maasai Predicament in Ngorongoro
The Maasai have become strangers, victims, and miserable paupers on the lands that are rightly theirs. Read more
Afro-Literati The Nardal Sisters and the Négritude Movement
The Nardal sisters’ collective legacies underscore the significant role women played in shaping Black identity across the pan-African world and politics. Read more
The Making of a King The Historical Significance of Olu Atuwatse III
Last year, Olu Atuwatse III’s coronation captured the public imagination and shifted the trajectory of Warri’s history. What is this history in the first place? Read more