February/March 2024

50 Years of Buchi Emecheta’s Second-Class Citizen

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeFebruary 27, 2024

In 1974, Buchi Emecheta’s novel, Second-Class Citizen, was published. While this novel has inspired a generation of African writers, the themes Emecheta explored—such as Black immigrant life in the UK and the ills of a patriarchal society—remain as relevant today as ever.

February/March 2024NigeriaReadingVol8-no1

Imperialism is the Arsonist of Our Forests

Aby L. SèneFebruary 27, 2024

In 1986, Thomas Sankara delivered his famous speech, Imperialism is The Arsonist of Our Forests and Savannas, in which he denounced imperialism as the main driver of environmental destruction. Today, the climate crisis has become a pretext for imperialist economic expansion, leading to an urgent need to reorient the African climate justice agenda.

February/March 2024Vol8-no1

An African Feminist Manifesto

Ololade FaniyiFebruary 27, 2024

Decolonial African feminist thought is equal parts rage and radical care. It is a collaborative and unbiased call to action that insists on justice, self-determination, and autonomy, building on the legacies of foremothers to create our lifelines for our future and the ones that come after us.

February/March 2024Vol8-no1

Shadows of a Forgotten Past: Unveiling the Truth of White Nanny, Black Child

Jamila PereiraFebruary 27, 2024

In the 1950s, white British families adopted numerous African children in a practice commonly known as ‘farming’. With outstanding depth, a documentary on farming by Andy Mundy-Castle explores how for some of those children, what appeared to be a well-meaning initiative resulted in significant harm and life-long scars.

February/March 2024Vol8-no1

King Charles’ Non-Apology to Kenyans

Mumbi KanyogoFebruary 27, 2024

Amidst global demands for reparations, King Charles offers Kenyans a (non)apology. But what substance can an apology from Britain hold, when its imperial and colonial crimes continue to shape and undo life in Kenya?

February/March 2024KenyaVol8-no1

Geopolitical Projections in West Africa and the Wider Continent

Otobong IniekeFebruary 27, 2024

A new element in geopolitics across Africa is the growth of political consciousness and the willingness to organize against unfavourable status quos. Recent events in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are representative of this new phase of relations between nations, governments and myriad interest groups.

February/March 2024Vol8-no1

7 Books to Help You Love Reading Again

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeFebruary 25, 2024

Whether you’re a bookworm looking to reignite your love for reading in 2024 or you simply cannot keep up with your reading goals, these books can be of great help.

February/March 2024Read Something AfricanReading

Is Vertical Integration Killing the Nigerian Film Industry? Mami Wata and the Failing Structure of Nigerian Showbiz

Assumpta AuduFebruary 22, 2024

With Nollywod’s increasing global appeal, it is necessary to implement the appropriate structures that allow films and television products reach their greatest potential given artistic input and the punishment of antitrust operations.

February/March 2024Nigeria

Departures Reflections on the Burden of Parting

Chukwuemeka FamousFebruary 20, 2024

For days, I struggled to grasp this somewhat unsettling realization that a member of my family would leave not just Nigeria, but Africa, miles away from home and family.

February/March 2024NigeriaThe Black Atlantic