October/November 2023

The Case for Affirmative Action Historical Injustices Demand Rectification

Ìdòwú Ọdẹ́yẹmíNovember 10, 2023

Past injustices such as slavery involved subjugation and oppression of human beings. Subjugation and oppression are not only bad but unjust and they make a life worse pro tanto. What is to be done about such past practices and their consequences in the present?

AfricaOctober/November 2023

‘Writing Is a Way of Being, a Mode of Inquiry, a Compulsion, a Pleasure’ Kemi Alabi’s First Draft

Kemi AlabiNovember 10, 2023

Poet and author of Against Heaven, Kemi Alabi, is experiencing a new disability and profound grief around the limits of care for sick Black people: ‘I’m wrestling with fear, anger; a complete reorientation to time, to my body, to the ableist world—and it’s demanding more honest language from me. I wish I could write around all this, but guided by Audre Lorde, I’ll write through.’

First DraftInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2023

The Republic: Season 1, Episode 4 Transcript June 12: Freest and Fairest of Them All

Wale LawalNovember 10, 2023

After eight years of anticipation, and eight years of promises from General Ibrahim Babangida’s junta, Nigerians were finally about to have their say at the ballot box. In this week’s episode, we head to the polls!

NigeriaOctober/November 2023PodcastsThe Republic Podcast

The Many Faces of Binyavanga Wainaina The Important Truths in How to Write About Africa

Carey BarakaNovember 4, 2023

The late Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina, made a career out of collecting and creating certain truths, whether of Africa, or of food, or of colonialism, or of racism, or of any of the other things that excited him intellectually. In a new posthumous collection of essays collected by Achal Prabhala, the truths most important to him are presented to us.

Best of 2023: EssaysKenyaOctober/November 2023

Can Africa’s Coup Problem be solved? Why Africa’s Coups Appear Unending

Abel GaiyaNovember 4, 2023

The recurrence of military coups d’état in Africa is the result of the continent's clear structural fragilities and has no easy solutions. The fragilities may even culminate in a more generalized crisis that precipitates a more widespread coup contagion.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

Sink Or Swim? Fubara Fights for Survival in Wicked Rivers

Yusuf OmotayoNovember 4, 2023

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is on the verge of a potential impeachment after reportedly falling out with his political godfather and predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The situation highlights Nigeria’s problematic political landscape where political office holders are expected to be more responsive to their benefactors rather than to the people who elected them.

NewsNigeriaOctober/November 2023

Poetry from a Formalist Lens Book Review: Heaven is a Metaphor by Samuel A. Adeyemi

AncciNovember 4, 2023

In his debut chapbook, Heaven is a Metaphor, Samuel A. Adeyemi understands that it is not the passion for self-expression, writes Ancci, but the conscious command of language that makes poetry that is worth rereading.

NigeriaOctober/November 2023Reading

A New Beginning in Niger or a Worsening Situation? The Impact of the Niger Coup on the Western Sahel

Oluwafemi OlaniyanNovember 4, 2023

The coup d’etat in Niger has been touted as the end of neo-colonialism in the country. But how does this military takeover adversely affect local and regional security?

AfricaOctober/November 2023

The Republic: Season 1, Episode 3 Transcript Two Sides of the Same Coin

Wale LawalNovember 4, 2023

In this episode, we take a look at the key election candidates and what platforms they ran under. We compare their profiles and proposed agendas for Nigeria, highlighting what political stakeholders at the time felt about each candidate and party.

NigeriaOctober/November 2023PodcastsThe Republic Podcast

7 New Books to Read Before the End of the Year

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeNovember 4, 2023

Whether you are looking to achieve the reading goals you set earlier this year, or simply want to immerse yourself in books with well-crafted narratives and resourceful non-fiction, these books have something for every reader.

AfricaOctober/November 2023Read Something AfricanReading