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Event: Love Does Not Win Elections Ayisha Osori on Political Participation in Nigeria

May 25, 2018

African Mobilities Olalekan Jeyifous Public Lecture

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‘In Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil’ — W.E.B. Du Bois w/ @graphicmemoir

’In Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil, W.E.B. Du Bois cites the value of black women as pillars in America’s black communities, the effects of their sacrifices, and the culmination of their dreams by saying: ‘To no modern race does its women mean so much as to the Negro nor come so near to the fulfilment of its meaning. Today the dreams of the mothers are coming true. We have still our poverty and degradation, our lewdness and our cruel toil; but we have, too, a vast group of Negro blood who for the strength of character, cleanliness of soul, and unselfish devotion of purpose, are today the peer of any group.’
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Have you read this book? What did you think of it? For more book recommendations, click the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Haddy Gassama
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Today in 1979, the Central African Republic’s Je

Today in 1979, the Central African Republic’s Jean-Bedel Bokassa was overthrown in a coup.⠀
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On 20 September 1979, after Bokassa’s men massacred around 100 children, French paratroopers helped to oust him, and David Dacko returned as the CAR’s president for a second time.⠀
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After the CAR’s independence in 1960, 30-year-old Dacko became its first president. But, in 1966, Bokassa toppled him through a bloody coup.⠀
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In his first years in power, Bokassa abolished the constitution, dissolved the National Assembly, and formed a self-serving new government called the Revolutionary Council. His eccentric behavior and extravagant spending earned him and the CAR ridicule on the international stage.⠀
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In addition to being autocratic, Bokassa was brutal. He executed the leader of a coup plotted against him in 1969, made himself a military general in 1971 and declared himself ‘president for life’ in 1972. Under him, there were several international sanctions against the CAR.⠀
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Bokassa later proclaimed himself the emperor of the CAR—which he renamed the ‘Central African Empire’—and, in 1977, threw a coronation ceremony that cost more than the CAR’s annual budget.⠀
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After Bokassa killed hundreds of Central Africans including children in 1979, France, which had been his strong ally until then, supported David Dacko to overthrow him.⠀
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📝: Adams x Ugonna, Editorial Interns⠀
📷: Jean-Bédel Bokassa is crowned as ‘Emperor of Central Africa’ atop a golden throne in 1976. Richard Melloul/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images

Call for Submissions: Nigeria at 60.⁠ -⁠ Brief

Call for Submissions: Nigeria at 60.⁠
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Brief: We’re accepting submissions on Nigeria at 60 in partnership with @oando_plc. Send us 800-1000 words about citizenship by September 25. More details? Keep scrolling or click the link in our bio.⁠
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Long: Ahead of Nigeria’s celebration of 60 years of independence from British colonial rule and in partnership with @oando_plc, we are now accepting submissions that explore the current state of Nigeria, patriotism and Nigerian citizenship, and how Nigerian citizens can channel resources towards a more progressive future.⁠
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We are interested in engaging, short essays that, without sacrificing analytical rigour, can provide progressive roadmaps across the following lenses:⠀⁠
⎈ Culture and Society e.g. promoting our thriving cultural landscapes as sources of identity, representation and national pride.⁠
⎈ Gender e.g. the key steps Nigeria must take to establish more gender-inclusive, progressive communities; the historical contributions of female leaders to the public sphere.⁠
⎈ History e.g. the historical significance of Nigerian independence 60 years on; engaging profiles of historical Nigerian leaders or model citizens.⁠
⎈ Politics and Security e.g. innovative, progressive approaches to political participation; the role of citizens in fostering representative leadership and progressive democracies.⁠
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Deadline: 25 September 2020 11:59 p.m. (WAT)⁠.⁠
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Word count: 800-1000 words. More details on our website (link in bio).⁠
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📷: The newly crowned Miss Independence, Rosemary Anieze, going for a celebratory stroll in Lagos on Sept. 28, 1960. Associated Press⁠
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‘A Woman’s Body is a Country’ — Dami Ajayi

‘A Woman’s Body is a Country’ — Dami Ajayi w/ @purpleblooms_

‘The entire book is a poetic meditation on a playlist of my favourite songs and a tribute to my favourite people as well. That way, I easily became a praise singer, not unlike a griot who sings his existence into yarns of myth, folklore and tradition.’
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Have you read this book? What did you think of it? For more book recommendations, click the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Dami Ajayi
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Today in 1956, the first Congress of Black Writers

Today in 1956, the first Congress of Black Writers and Artists met in Paris.⠀
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On 19 September 1956, the Congress of Black Writers and Artists held for the first time, with eminent artists and thinkers like Frantz Fanon, Leopold Sedar Senghor, W.E.B. Du Bois, Aime Cesaire, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Nigerian painter, Ben Enwonwu, in attendance.⠀
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Organized by Présence Africaine, a pan-African journal which wielded strong influence in the decolonization struggle and the Negritude movement, the 1956 congress took place over four days during which issues of colonialism, slavery and Negritude were addressed.⠀
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The congress featured discussions on creating a universal black identity that did not depend on relativity to whiteness for interpretation. But the francophone and African American delegates differed on the possibility of this. Baldwin, for instance, noted the differences in the cultures and histories of black people scattered across the world.⠀
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Although, the congress was widely publicized in Paris, it was Baldwin who popularized it in the anglophone world with his essay ‘Princes and Powers’. Unknown to Baldwin at the time, the literary journal in which he published his report was tied to the CIA.⠀
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📝: Adams x Ugonna, Editorial Interns⠀
📷: The First International Congress of Black Writers and Artists meets in Paris in 1956. Du Bois’s Telegram: Literary Resistance and State Containment/Harvard University Press

Two African women advance in WTO leadership race.⠀
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Follow us for clear and concise briefings on Nigerian and African affairs.
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Nigerian former Finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Kenyan minister Amina Mohamed and South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee are the three women that have proceeded to the second round of selection to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to succeed Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, who stepped down at the end of August, one year earlier than expected.⠀
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Including the three women moving on to the next round are Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri and British ex-minister Liam Fox. The WTO has announced that the selection of the winner will be done by early November but trade experts warn that the US presidential election could affect the stipulated deadline.⠀
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According to Reuters, the new director-general could face tremendous challenges due to the COVID-induced recession and increasing tensions between the US and China.⠀
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The WTO which was established in 1995 to oversee trade relations between countries has 164 members of which 42 are from Africa and has never had a female or African leader.⠀
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📝: Tomisin x Ugonna, Editorial Interns⠀
📷: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. RFD. ⠀
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Amina Mohammed. Wikipedia/WTO

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