vol6-no3

‘Sisi Pia ni Watu’ In Kenya, Domestic Workers Resist Exploitation

Mumbi KanyogoNovember 7, 2022

For many years in Nairobi, domestic work has been synonymous with exploitation. What does the future hold for Kenya’s domestic workers and their allies, who are actively organizing to transform domestic work into dignified work?

Best of 2022KenyaOctober/November 2022vol6-no3

COP27: Vanessa Nakate Wants African Solutions for African Problems An Interview with Climate Activist, Vanessa Nakate

Elizabeth AbatiNovember 1, 2022

The solutions to African climate problems must be tailored to our unique circumstances, Vanessa Nakate argues ahead of COP27. She says, ‘We must make sure the solutions that are being funded are the ones that work for African people.’

InterviewsOctober/November 2022Special Focus: COP27Ugandavol6-no3

‘People Seem to be Trying to Reconnect with Nature’ In Conversation with Nengi Omuku

Alayo AkinkugbeOctober 31, 2022

‘I thought about how we’ve all gone through this traumatic event, the pandemic, and faced endless loss and illness,’ Nengi Omuku says. ‘I realized, via scrolling on social media and watching the news, that people seem to be trying to reconnect with nature and choosing to acknowledge all that it has given us.’

Best of 2022International Women's Day - CultureInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2022vol6-no3

COP Returns to Africa Have the Wrong Chickens Come Home to Roost?

Afoma DikeOctober 27, 2022

Regardless of Egypt’s motivations or whether or not COP 27 is ‘African’, the vast majority of the consequences wrought by the climate crisis, are. Africa, therefore, needs to confront the crisis head-on.

AfricaOctober/November 2022vol6-no3

New Discoveries The Authors We Wish We Discovered Earlier

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeOctober 25, 2022

There may be numerous African authors we wish we discovered earlier but is there a right time to discover a great author or a good book?

NigeriaOctober/November 2022Readingvol6-no3

Why We Must Remember Our Collective Memory of #EndSARS

Ernest NwekeOctober 20, 2022

Two years since the #EndSARS protests, Nigeria’s youth are determined to neither forgive nor forget those who abandoned them in their hour of need. In 2023, they will take the protest to the polls.

NigeriaOctober/November 2022Special Focus: #EndSARSvol6-no3

Setting the Records Straight The Rise of Africa’s Fact Checkers

Charles EbikemeSeptember 15, 2022

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

August/September 2022Best of 2022Nigeriavol6-no3

Setting Sail for ‘Home’ Inheriting My Parents’ Longings for Freetown

Ade DaramySeptember 7, 2022

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.

Best of 2022GambiaJune/July 2022Sierra LeoneThe Black Atlanticvol6-no3