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Vol. 4, No. 1

Chinua Achebe's Prophetic Vision

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈ The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe: Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present and Shaping Its Future by Boluwatife Akinro x Joshua Segun Lean; ⎈ Achebe's Women: A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah by Dr. Elizabeth O. Ben-Iheanacho; and ⎈ A Laughing Giant: The Everlasting Humour of Chinua Achebe by Wale Lawal. Read the entire issue.

Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

‘COVID-19 is a Big Scam’ Citizens’ Distrust and the Challenge of Combating Coronavirus in Nigeria

Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili AdebiyiMarch 30, 2020
(Purse) Strings Attached From Dependency to Decolonization in Global Health

Paula AkugizibweAugust 14, 2020
The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020
Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020
‘Only Science Can Save Mankind’ Coronavirus, the Death of Religion and the Resurrection of Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 3, 2020
God the Master Scientist COVID-19, Pandemics and Reconciling Religious Faith With Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 17, 2020

The Latest Online

- ‘The Poem is a Gun Too’ Dami Ajayi’s First Draft
  
  Dami AjayiSeptember 18, 2020
- ‘Some Stories are Kind to Me’ Innocent Chizaram Ilo’s First Draft
  
  Innocent IloSeptember 9, 2020
- ‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft
  
  Wardah AbbasAugust 26, 2020
- ‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft
  
  Kiki MordiAugust 21, 2020
- ‘Anger is Great for Writing’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft
  
  Hauwa Shaffii NuhuAugust 12, 2020
- ‘Let it Marinate.’ Molara Wood’s First Draft
  
  Molara WoodAugust 5, 2020

From Our Latest Issue

The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present, Shaping Its Future

Boluwatife Akinro and Joshua Segun-LeanJanuary 13, 2020

Achebe’s Women A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoJanuary 20, 2020

A Laughing Giant The Everlasting Humour of Chinua Achebe

Wale LawalNovember 16, 2017

This photo is for our piece on Survival Tactics from Achebe and Arrow of God.

Dancing with the Times Survival Tactics from Chinua Achebe and Arrow of God

Korede Kaneto AkinseteDecember 3, 2019

This image is for our piece on Zata Iya: A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019

This image is for our piece on Who is the African Writer?

We Need New Names Who is the African Writer?

Ibrahim AnifowosheJanuary 17, 2020

This photo is for our piece on proverbs in Things Fall Apart

The Art of Conversation Proverbs in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Gerald AdewoleJanuary 29, 2020

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

- Introducing ‘First Draft’: Our New Column Authors and Prominent Figures on Books, Reading and Writing
  
  The RepublicFebruary 4, 2020
- ‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
- ‘Editing Feels Like Taking Vitamins.’ Ore Ogunbiyi’s First Draft
  
  Ore OgunbiyiFebruary 12, 2020
- ‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft
  
  Merlin UwalakaFebruary 19, 2020
- ‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft
  
  Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
- ‘Finish the Damned Thing’ Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí’s First Draft
  
  Eniola Anuoluwapo SoyemiMarch 4, 2020
- ‘Who has time for undecided authors?’ Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft
  
  Dominique OtigbahMarch 11, 2020
- ‘Every Time You Decide to Write, What Is at Stake for You?’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
- ‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrekoyaMarch 25, 2020
- ‘Language is resilient’ Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún’s First Draft
  
  Kọ́lá Túbọ̀súnApril 1, 2020
- ‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft
  
  Saratu AbiolaApril 8, 2020
- ‘Write Something Every Day’ Oreva Olakpe’s First Draft
  
  Oreva OlakpeApril 15, 2020

Economic Issues

Africa’s Development Path The Role of Institutions

Oluwaseyi VincentNovember 6, 2018
On a Coding Diet The Place for STEM Development in Nigeria

Fife OgundeSeptember 3, 2019
Nigeria and Climate Change Global Trends and Local Challenges

Habiba DaggashJune 18, 2018
Naira Struggles Nigeria's Response to the Crude Oil Price Shock of 2014

Nonso ObikiliApril 30, 2017
Towards a Communiversity Knowledge Creation in Local Nigerian Communities

Anselm AdodoAugust 17, 2017
A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco

Abdulrasheed IsahJuly 8, 2019
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019
Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020

International Issues

No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020
Uneven Playing Fields Nigeria and the Digital Divide

Osivue ItseumahNovember 29, 2019
A New Scramble in the Horn of Africa The Multipolar Contest for Africa’s Eastern Region

Stephen PaduanoJuly 27, 2020
What Does a Future-Ready Africa Need? Change: A Terrifying Story

Johann HarmseOctober 12, 2019
Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana

Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
‘Tragedy Set-in in the Late 70s’ Readers Debate Nigeria’s Global Status

The RepublicApril 25, 2020
Eritrean Identity and Migration Discourse as Shaped by Indefinite National Service and Education Reforms

Mirielle McMillinJuly 5, 2017

Historical Issues

Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020

Political Issues

Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020
A New Imperialism? Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020
The Roots of Violence Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

P.J. KponyoMarch 2, 2020
Next Level Nigeria The Outlook for Buhari's Second Term

Bukola BolarinwaMay 4, 2019
Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
Money Miss Road? On Political Financing in Nigeria

Anie AnokuruMay 9, 2019
A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020

Social Issues

Reading China What to Read on Africa-China Relations

Oreva OlakpeNovember 17, 2018
‘Na Money Be Fine Bobo’ The Politics of Poor Taste

C. S. LozieJanuary 24, 2020
‘Mistakes Make Our Stories Worth Telling.’ Nnamdi Ehirim’s First Draft

Nnamdi EhirimJune 24, 2020
Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam

Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft

Saratu AbiolaApril 8, 2020
‘You Don’t Have to Get It Right in Draft 1.’ Tolu Ogunlesi’s First Draft

Tolu OgunlesiJuly 20, 2020
‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft

Kiki MordiAugust 21, 2020
Racism or Classism? Africa's Hidden Race Problem

Moses E. OchonuMarch 1, 2019

Technological Issues

Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019
Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019
Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The RepublicSeptember 9, 2019
On a Coding Diet The Place for STEM Development in Nigeria

Fife OgundeSeptember 3, 2019
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
Uneven Playing Fields Nigeria and the Digital Divide

Osivue ItseumahNovember 29, 2019
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020