October/November 2021

Buchi Emecheta’s ‘The Joys Of Motherhood’ A Precursor to Contemporary Nigerian Feminist Texts

Mobólúwajídìde JosephNovember 29, 2021

‘The Joys of Motherhood’ could be considered as one of the forebears of feminist issues on reproductive justice and culture within the rich Nigerian literary tradition. Read more.

NigeriaOctober/November 2021vol5-no4

‘There’s Always Something New to Learn.’ Michael Elegbede’s First Draft

Michael ElegbedeNovember 26, 2021

Head Chef at ÌTÀN Test Kitchen, Michael Elegbede, grew up in a family of chefs. The last book he enjoyed was Life, On The Line by Grant Achatz. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2021

Love and War The War That Stood Between My Ex and Me

Salem AfangidehNovember 24, 2021

Our ‘us’ dissolved into thin air because the trauma of war that haunted our fathers shaped our view of love and without a conscious awareness of it, led us to make impossible demands of each other. Read more.

BiafraNigeriaOctober/November 2021The Black AtlanticUnited States

Who Was Sir Seretse Khama? Botswana’s Pacifist Revolutionary

Chioma EchebiriNovember 22, 2021

Seretse Khama made an usual mark in the arena of politics in southern Africa, but his role in Botswana’s road to independence is unheralded history. Read more.

BotswanaOctober/November 2021South Africa

This photo is for our interview with Simukai Chigudu

‘I Liked to Think of Myself as a Cool, Distant Observer of the World’ Simukai Chigudu’s First Draft

Simukai ChiguduNovember 19, 2021

Academic and author of The Political Life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship in Zimbabwe, Simukai Chigudu, is expanding his writing beyond traditional academic work and into narrative nonfiction. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsOctober/November 2021Zimbabwe

Head Above Water The Negotiations of Buchi Emecheta

Chika UnigweNovember 17, 2021

Having been brought up in a culture of storytelling, Buchi Emecheta would have been aware, from a young age, of ways in which her local tradition marginalized women and reinforced male supremacy. Read more.

NigeriaOctober/November 2021vol5-no4

Beyond ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ How Frantz Fanon Influenced African Anti-colonial Movements

Basil AbiaNovember 15, 2021

Frantz Fanon’s influence on the many anti-colonial struggles across Africa, as well as his contributions toward the Algerian fight for liberation cannot continue to be ignored or downplayed. Read more.

AlgeriaOctober/November 2021

‘Assume Knowledge.’ Chika Unigwe’s First Draft

Chika UnigweNovember 12, 2021

Author of 'On Black Sister’s Street' and ‘Head Above Water: Scanning Buchi Emecheta’s Oeuvre’, Chika Unigwe, believes it is important for an author to know as much as possible about the characters they are writing about. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2021vol5-no4

Where Are the ‘Daughters’ of Emecheta? Tracing Buchi Emecheta’s Influence

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoNovember 10, 2021

Buchi Emecheta was an acclaimed author of more than 20 books whose writing, according to Margaret Busby, ‘epitomized female independence’. Read more.

NigeriaOctober/November 2021vol5-no4

Call for Submissions – Vol. 6, No. 1 The Road to 2023

The RepublicNovember 9, 2021

Deadline 26 December 2021: The Republic is currently accepting submissions for February-April 2021 in which authors will critically discuss Nigeria's changing political landscape.

October/November 2021