Politics & Security

Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests How Nigeria’s Youth Found their Own Voice

Motunrola Bisi-AfolabiOctober 14, 2020

The #EndSARS protests have resulted in the emergence of a new type of hero—one from the people, for the people and by the people—which is needed in a society where our leaders have consistently failed to meet up to democratic ideals. Read more.

October/November 2020Special Focus: #EndSARS

The Dissolution of SARS? 4 Red Flags from the Government's Announcement

The RepublicOctober 13, 2020

Four red flags from Nigeria's recent dissolution of SARS. Read more.

October/November 2020

What is #EndSARS? 4 Things To Know About Nigeria's Movement To End Police Brutality.

The RepublicOctober 9, 2020

4 things to know about Nigeria's movement to end police brutality. Read more.

October/November 2020

This photo is for our essay on A Post-Coup World

A Post-Coup World? Mali and the Slow Decline of Military Dictatorships

Promise Frank EjioforOctober 7, 2020

What the decline of military leaders in Africa portends is that African peoples are gradually coming to terms with the fact that the state must be accountable to them and should not be the exclusive preserve of a privileged few. Read more.

October/November 2020

This photo is for our piece on 'The Same Old Game: Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble'

The Same Old Game Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble for the Continent

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìSeptember 23, 2020

Over a hundred years ago, it was Europe monopolizing influence in Africa. Decades ago, it was the Soviet Union and China scrambling for spheres of influence. Now, Russia is set to make a comeback—will its motives be any different? Read more.

August/September 2020vol4-no3

This photo is for our essay on A Changing Dynamics

A Changing Dynamic The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations

Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020

Africa serves as a viable means for Russia to obtain economic revenue while demonstrating its effectiveness as a global power. Read more.

August/September 2020vol4-no3

Rethinking African Progress African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

Abel GaiyaSeptember 7, 2020

Africa’s current state of ‘underdevelopment’ is directly related to the fact that millions of Africans did not die, suffer and become dispossessed in wars of state formation and expansion. Read more.

August/September 2020

This photo is for our piece on 'The Controversial Legacy of Obafemi Awolowo

An Irony of History The Complicated Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 31, 2020

Peer, predecessor or successor, Awolowo’s unequivocal articulation of a clear and consistent political ideology places him above anyone else in Nigeria’s political history. Read more.

August/September 2020Independence Day 2020

This photo is for our essay on 'A New Imperialism?'

A New Imperialism? Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020

Rekindled Russian interest in Africa is driven not by ideology as it was in the decolonization era but by pragmatism and Russia’s geo-economic interests.

August/September 2020vol4-no3

This photo is for our essay on 'The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations'

The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020

Russia is on a charm offensive in Africa and seeks to position itself as a strategic alternative to America’s global hegemony, China’s opaque economic diplomacy, and the dark legacies of Africa’s former colonizers. Read more.

August/September 2020vol4-no3