February/March 2024

Afro-complicity in the United Nations ‘They Are Not a Part of Us’

I. A. WilliamsMarch 17, 2024

What Robert A. Wood, Ralph Bunche and Linda Thomas-Greenfield represent is known in the discourse of African ontology as Black complicity—Afro-complicity, if you please. This is a distinct kind of complicity reified when a Black person tries to dispel racist oppressive hegemonic constructs but due to his inability to be critical of the underlying subtleties of Black stereotypes, he ends up becoming the instrument for its advancement.

AfricaFebruary/March 2024

7 Books That Will Make You a Better Friend

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeMarch 17, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will make you a better friend. These books explore empathy in navigating the complexities of love, loss, and grief; shared memories and experiences; and the importance of solid friendships.

February/March 2024Read Something AfricanReading

‘If There’s a Book You Want to Read and Cannot Find, Write It!’ Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s First Draft

Sarah Ladipo ManyikaMarch 16, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, wants young authors in Africa and the African Diaspora to take inspiration from a wide array of art forms.

February/March 2024First DraftInterviewsNigeria

What Congo’s AfCON Protest Really Needed A Missed Leadership Opportunity for Peace in the DRC

Nteranya Ginga and TshimunduMarch 11, 2024

The African Cup of Nations was full of emotions and surprises, especially for the Congolese team, the Leopards. A team that used their platform at the tournament to call for peace and an end to the genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo but were failed by Congolese leaders.

Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary/March 2024

Drilling For a Blockbuster Culture is a Bleeding Vessel in Okpaleke’s Blood Vessel

Odafin Odafe OkohMarch 11, 2024

Blood Vessel, as written by Musa Jeffery David and executively produced by Charles and Elvis Okpaleke of Playnetwork Studios, is an exercise in flagrant cultural misrepresentation.

February/March 2024Nigeria

Falling Planes Nigeria’s Futile Search for a National Carrier

Yusuf OmotayoMarch 11, 2024

For decades, Nigeria has been trying and failing to set up a national airline. Why? This is the story of a long chain of Nigerian aviation scandals.

February/March 2024Nigeria

7 Books Published 10 Years Ago That You’ll Enjoy Reading This Year

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeMarch 10, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven African books published ten years ago that you’ll enjoy reading this year.

February/March 2024Read Something AfricanReading

‘Writers Are Never Truly Satisfied With Their Work’ Tomi Obaro’s First Draft

Tomi ObaroMarch 8, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Dele Weds Destiny, Tomi Obaro, says her debut novel was loosely inspired by her mother’s relationship with her best friends.

February/March 2024First DraftInterviewsNigeria

Locating Ourselves after Colonialism A Postcolonial and Decolonial Discourse for Twenty-First Century Africa

Darius Dauda AngwaMarch 7, 2024

Colonialism shaped, is shaping and, as it appears, will continue to shape the realities of Africa. As a postcolony, Africa is still searching for identity, rediscovering itself and finding creative ways to speak and be heard void of Western-produced knowledge—but, can Africa escape the neocolonial machine?

AfricaFebruary/March 2024

‘Port Harcourt No Be Abuja’ The Insurmountable Tasks Nyesom Wike Faces

Yusuf OmotayoMarch 4, 2024

Nyesom Wike’s appointment as minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could be Wike’s biggest political task yet. As minister, he will have to govern a people who are majorly religiously and ethnically different from him while trying to retain power over his previous domain, Rivers State.

February/March 2024Nigeria