There is an opportunity for Nigeria to capitalize on the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nigeria to improve our bilateral relationship with India.
Liberian novelist and author of She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore, wants Africans to tell their own stories: ‘A recent book I read portrayed Africa as a uniform experience—overly simplified and stripped of nuance. It reminded me of why it is so important for Africans to tell our own stories, showing the plurality of our voices, our struggles, and our triumphs.’
The Aké Arts & Book Festival is drawing young people from across Nigeria and the African diaspora, fostering connections, and inspiring a vibrant culture of literary growth and creativity.
In a nation like Nigeria that is not so far removed from constant distress and anguish, it is only reasonable that literature, especially from young writers, serves as the analytical medium of these experiences.
In recent times, we have been inundated with various social media depictions of African mothers, portraying them as ignorant, irrational, and incoherent. These depictions engender a reading of primitive difference in Africans by reinforcing the trope of the conservative, backward African.
In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of books by first-time authors you should read this new year. These books will introduce you to some of the best emerging talents in African literature.
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second part of episode two of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts.
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts.
Why did Ken Saro-Wiwa decline Abacha’s ministerial offer? Let’s find out together.
The first episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts.
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