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A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

August 7, 2020

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

August 24, 2020

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Vol. 4, No. 3

Russia’s Africa?

IN THIS ISSUE

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ Kremlin's Renewed Interest: Russia's Emerging Threat to Elections in Africa by Tabitha Mwangi x Chimwemwe Fabiano; ⎈ A New Imperialism? — Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century by Blessing Simura x George Mudimu x Fadzai Chipato ⎈ A Changing Dynamic: The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations by Aaliyah Vayez; and ⎈ The Kremlin's North African Gateway: A Discourse — Western Sahara, Crimea and Russia's Interest in Morocco by Dylan Yachyshen. Read the entire issue.

From Our Russia-Africa Issue

Kremlin’s Renewed Interest Russia’s Emerging Threat to Elections in Africa

Karen Wangui Mwangi and Chimwemwe FabianoJuly 24, 2020

A Changing Dynamic The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations

Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020

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

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020

The Kremlin’s North African Gateway? Western Sahara, Crimea and Russia’s Interest in Morocco

Dylan YachyshenJuly 31, 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
  
  Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ ṢóyẹmíMarch 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

Rethinking African Progress African Development and the Significance of Sacrificial Generations

Abel GaiyaSeptember 7, 2020
Reading China What to Read on Africa-China Relations

Oreva OlakpeNovember 17, 2018
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
Africa’s Energy Deficit A Crack in Africa’s Geopolitical Foundation

Otobong IniekeApril 26, 2022
‘Na Money Be Fine Bobo’ The Politics of Poor Taste

C. S. LozieJanuary 24, 2020
What Does Africapitalism Actually Mean? Power, Gender and the Promise of Africapitalism

Immaculata AbbaJanuary 20, 2022
Banking on Women Development’s Neoliberal Sexism

Fadekemi AbiruMay 22, 2020
Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020
‘We Move’ The Subversive Economy of the Lagos Danfo

Daniel AgbiboaApril 12, 2022

International Issues

Myths and Truths Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy

Edwin ChegeApril 7, 2021
A Nation in Search of Glory Where is Nigerian Football When We Need it?

Ayoola OladipupoMarch 13, 2023
Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022
Lessons in Mutualism 50 Years of Sino-Nigerian Relations

Oreva OlakpeFebruary 10, 2021
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020
A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020
Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020
The Age of Great Power Rivalry Russia’s Geopolitical Vision and the Weaknesses of International Diplomacy

Blessing SimuraMarch 17, 2022

Historical Issues

Who Was Sir Seretse Khama? Botswana’s Pacifist Revolutionary

Chioma EchebiriNovember 22, 2021
The Shadow of June 12 June 12, the Left and Nigeria’s Democratic Revolution

Baba AyeFebruary 14, 2022
A Dutch Court Has Acquitted Shell in the Ogoni Nine Trial

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 24, 2022

Political Issues

Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
We Have Work to Do Five Lessons for Pro-democracy Activists from the Twitter Ban

Selma Ewurama HammondJune 14, 2021
‘We Just Want to Live’ Youth and the #EndSARS Protests

Zainab Onuh-YahayaFebruary 15, 2021
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
Former Nigerian Leader, Ernest Shonekan, Has Died

Tomisin AwosikaJanuary 11, 2022
Religion Reinvented The Cult of Mao and Societal Change in China's Cultural Revolution

Kenddrick ChanApril 1, 2018
Who Is Running for Governor?

The RepublicMarch 14, 2023
‘An Unspeakable Act of Violence’ The Victims of the Owo Church Attack

Tomisin AwosikaJune 21, 2022

Social Issues

Mind Makers Four Authors on the Books that Changed Their Minds

Peace OnafuyeOctober 31, 2022
‘I Liked to Think of Myself as a Cool, Distant Observer of the World’ Simukai Chigudu’s First Draft

Simukai ChiguduNovember 19, 2021
Growth is not Enough Why Africa Needs Wellbeing Economies

Ebele MọgọSeptember 30, 2020
Under the Radar Descent-based Slavery as a Form of Contemporary Slavery

Marie Rodet, Bakary Camara, Marie-Christine Deleigne and Lotte PelckmansJune 7, 2021
‘Writing a Novel Is Fun.’ Peace Adzo Medie’s First Draft

Peace Adzo MedieOctober 29, 2021
‘Criticism Helps Us Grow.’ Elizabeth Ben-Iheanacho’s First Draft

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoOctober 22, 2021
Scotland Has Agreed to Return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Tomisin AwosikaApril 19, 2022
‘A First Draft Is a First Draft’ Kuukuwa Manful’s First Draft

Kuukuwa ManfulMarch 10, 2023
The Blacker the Berry Race and the Devaluation of Black Lives in America

Oyinkansola AdepitanMarch 1, 2019

Technological Issues

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

Charles EbikemeSeptember 15, 2022
For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni MadzivireJanuary 25, 2021
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019
Over the Brink of Crisis How Nigeria Is Tackling a Cholera Epidemic

Busayo AkinmojuSeptember 19, 2022
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The RepublicSeptember 9, 2019
Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019