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⎈ 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.  

Editors' Picks: Independence Day 2020

Recommended reading by The Republic's editors, on Nigeria 60 years after declaring independence.

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    Dafe oputuMay 9, 2019
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    Chukwudi UkonneAugust 31, 2020
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    Dominique OtigbahMarch 10, 2018
  • Nigerian Military Leadership Obasanjo 1977

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    Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
  • When Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Rhodesians Talked About Race Revisiting Nigeria – Zimbabwe Relations

    Brooks MarmonJune 7, 2019
  • Efuru Turns 50 6 Writers Visit Select Pages from Flora Nwapa's Debut Novel

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    Olamide Adio OlanrewajuDecember 6, 2019
  • This photo is for our piece on the nigerianization of crimes in South Africa.

    Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

    Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
  • Vision 2020 women in Nigeria

    Nigeria’s Missing Multipliers Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s Legal Blindspot

    Cynthia IgodoApril 6, 2020
  • The Great Unravelling The Disintegration of the Nigerian State

    Chris NgwodoDecember 6, 2017
  • Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

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    Bibiana Ossai and John I. BabalolaApril 3, 2020
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    Zainab UsmanMarch 9, 2020

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      Abimbola AlabaMarch 19, 2021
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Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

  • Algeria protests in the midst of coronavirus pandemic.

    Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

    Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020
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    Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

    Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
  • Are We Victims of Pharmaceutical Half-Truths? The Politics of Clinical Trials in Africa

    Charles BesidonneFebruary 22, 2021
  • This photo is for our essay on Southern Africa's Persistent Dilemma

    Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

    Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
  • How COVID 19 affects the environment

    The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

    Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
  • COVID 19 Pandemic Africans used to test drugs

    Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

    Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020
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    Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
  • Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on coronavirus

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

    Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili AdebiyiMarch 30, 2020
  • This photo is for our post on Ebola, COVID-19 and other unprofitable diseases.

    Unprofitable Diseases Ebola, COVID-19 and the Return of Industrial Policy in Africa?

    Francisco PerezNovember 17, 2020
  • For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

    Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni MadzivireJanuary 25, 2021
  • COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

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

    Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
  • Two Windows COVID-19 and the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

    Gbolahan BadmusNovember 23, 2020

From Our Latest Issue

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

    Tabitha 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
    • A New Scramble in the Horn of Africa

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      Stephen PaduanoJuly 27, 2020
    • This photo is for our essay on A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

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

      Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020
    • 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

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

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      The RepublicFebruary 4, 2020
    • ‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft

      Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
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      Ore OgunbiyiFebruary 12, 2020
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      ‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft

      Merlin UwalakaFebruary 19, 2020
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      ‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft

      Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
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      Eniola Anuoluwapo SoyemiMarch 4, 2020
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      ‘Who has time for undecided authors?’   Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft

      Dominique OtigbahMarch 11, 2020
    • Joshua Segun-Lean's First Draft

      ‘Every Time You Decide to Write, What Is at Stake for You?’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft

      Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
    • Moyosore Orekoya First Draft

      ‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft

      Moyosore OrekoyaMarch 25, 2020
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      Kọ́lá Túbọ̀súnApril 1, 2020
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      Saratu AbiolaApril 8, 2020
    • Oreva Olakpe

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      Oreva OlakpeApril 15, 2020

Economic Issues

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    Aderonke Adeola and Donna EtiebetOctober 30, 2019
  • ierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

    Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

    Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020
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    Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

    Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
  • This photo if for our piece on Money Today, Gone Tomorrow

    Money Today, Gone Tomorrow? The Case for Indexing Taxes in Nigeria

    Daniel OlikaFebruary 3, 2020
  • Africa’s Development Path The Role of Institutions

    Oluwaseyi VincentNovember 6, 2018
  • Nation Forgotten - Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

    Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

    Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020
  • This photo is for our piece on Nigeria's Sovereign Wealth Fund.

    Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

    Daniel OlikaSeptember 16, 2019
  • Maga Don Pay Nigeria's Culture of Cybercrime

    Stephen AgwaiborSeptember 6, 2019
  • This photo is for our essay on the politics of poor taste

    ‘Na Money Be Fine Bobo’ The Politics of Poor Taste

    C. S. LozieJanuary 24, 2020
 

International Issues

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    Mirielle McMillinJuly 5, 2017
  • Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

    Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
  • Nigerian Military Leadership Obasanjo 1977

    Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

    Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
  • This photo is for our essay on Southern Africa's Persistent Dilemma

    Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

    Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
  • “Siasa ni Mchezo Mchafu” The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Kenyan Politics

    Edwin ChegeFebruary 3, 2018
  • currency union

    Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

    Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020
  • The Elephant in the China Shop Race in Sino-African Relations

    Bénédicte KinkoloMarch 1, 2019
  • 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
  • The Blacker the Berry Race and the Devaluation of Black Lives in America

    Oyinkansola AdepitanMarch 1, 2019
 

Historical Issues

  • Remembering Biafra Violence and Nigeria's Long Road to Redemption

    Precious ArinzeOctober 27, 2017
  • This photo is for our piece on Moving Beyond the Semantics, The Biafran Genocide Claim

    Moving Beyond Semantics Examining the ‘Biafran Genocide’ Claim

    Amarachi IhekeFebruary 21, 2020
  • Reading Biafra What to Read on the Nigerian Civil War

    Dominique OtigbahFebruary 10, 2018
 

Political Issues

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

    Dylan YachyshenJuly 31, 2020
  • The Great Unravelling The Disintegration of the Nigerian State

    Chris NgwodoDecember 6, 2017
  • What We Think about when We Think about Elections Revisiting Political Ideology in Nigeria

    Naro Omo-Osagie and Chukwuka Gideon IsikaMay 9, 2019
  • Nigerian Military Leadership Obasanjo 1977

    Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

    Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
  • covid 19 nigeria

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

    Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
  • Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on coronavirus

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

    Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili AdebiyiMarch 30, 2020
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    Chukwudi UkonneAugust 31, 2020
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    Promise Frank EjioforOctober 7, 2020
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    Abdullahi MurtalaMay 18, 2020
 

Social Issues

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    Ibrahim AnifowosheJanuary 17, 2020
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    Muzz MuhammadJuly 29, 2020
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    Nnamdi EhirimJune 30, 2017
  • The Power of Social Media Nigeria's Changing Feminist Movement

    Cynthia IgodoMarch 1, 2019
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    Promise Frank EjioforMarch 5, 2021
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    Oreva OlakpeAugust 8, 2017
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    Adekunle FaladeMarch 3, 2021
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    ‘I am only interested in writing that thrills and challenges me.’ TJ Benson’s First Draft

    TJ BensonOctober 9, 2020
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    Liz StorerMarch 31, 2018
 

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Today in 1912, the Titanic set sail. Did you know Today in 1912, the Titanic set sail. Did you know there were Black passengers on the ship?⠀
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On 10 April 1912, the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic set sail across the Atlantic on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. At 52,310 tons, the Titanic was the largest passenger ship the world had ever seen. There were several prominent and wealthy people on board the ship including, John Jacob Astor IV, who was widely believed to have been the richest man in the world at the time of his death.⠀
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The Titanic made two stops in France and Ireland before sinking on 15 April 1912. The day before, the ship’s starboard side had scraped along an iceberg which tore into 6 of the ship's compartments in the brief 10 seconds of impact, allowing water to pour into the ship at a much faster rate than the ship’s pumps could handle. 1500 people died out of the 2200 people on the ship, 1300 of whom were passengers.⠀
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The Titanic was one of the most famous tragedies in modern history, but did you know that there was at least one black family on the Titanic? ⠀
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Joseph Laroche was born in Haiti to a prominent Haitian family. In 1908, he got married to Juliette Lafargue, a French woman. Laroche, his wife Juliette—who was pregnant with their third child at the time—and their two daughters, Simonne and Louise, were second-class passengers on the Titanic. Although Laroche did not survive, his family did, after he had ensured they were placed in lifeboats. ⠀
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Little has been written about Laroche’s family in survivor accounts of the sinking. Even the 1912 press failed to mention the presence of black passengers. However, French researcher, Oliver Mendez, discovered Laroche’s family when he met with Louise Laroche in the 1990s. Louise had been part of the Titanic Historical Society for years but because she could only speak French, details about her family was unknown until Mendez—who was fluent in French—met with her.⠀
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📷:Joseph Laroche, his wife, Juliette and their two daughters in Paris, 1911. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.⠀
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Scene painted by German artist Willy Stoewer, which depicts the sinking of the Titanic. Bettman / Get
Nigeria needs to increase access to safe abortion Nigeria needs to increase access to safe abortion procedures. #OnSite⚡️
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In this online essay, legal practitioner and writer, Timinepre Cole, presents a case for expanding access to safe abortions in Nigeria. ⁠
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According to Cole, in Nigeria, abortion is illegal. In southern states, executing the procedure itself carries a prison term of 14 years, while supplying the materials needed for an abortion carries a prison term of three years. Women who undergo abortions face seven years in prison. ⁠
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The above laws easily make Nigeria one of the most restrictive countries on abortion-related issues. However, despite the stringent legal restrictions, both skilled and unskilled personnel still carry out abortion procedures on thousands of women daily.
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According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, unsafe abortions remain ‘an important contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in Nigeria.’ Up to 61,000 women die each year in Nigeria from abortions or complications during childbirth.⁠
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Why do you think restricting abortions leads to a rise in unsafe abortions? Let us know in our comments. For more on this topic, click the link in our bio. ⁠
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📷: Nigeria: Lokoja, Kogi State, Sarkin Noma Primary Health Center. Karen Kasmauski / MCSP
'I always begin writing in my mind.' — Abdulrash 'I always begin writing in my mind.' — Abdulrasheed Isah in our latest First Draft.⠀
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First Draft is our interview column, featuring authors and other prominent figures on books, reading, and writing.⠀
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Author, Abdulrasheed Isah, always starts a writing endeavour by thinking deeply about the piece he is writing and developing the components of the piece in his mind's eye. Isah explained, 'I think deeply about the nuts and bolts of the piece I want to write—the arguments, logical style, subsections, and conclusions. Once I do that, the actual writing becomes a process of organizing my jumbled thoughts. I cherish how the essay evolves from disjointed sentences on a screen into a well-structured piece'.⠀
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How do you start your writing process? Let us know in the comments! To read Isah's interview, click the link in our bio.⠀
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📝: Abdulrasheed Isah.⠀
📷: Ojima Abalaka.
Today in 1968, Dr Martin Luther King Jr was buried Today in 1968, Dr Martin Luther King Jr was buried.
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On 9 April 1968, funeral services were held for Dr Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, five days after he was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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In the aftermath of King’s assassination, riots broke out in 110 cities across America. 150,000 mourners took part in a daylong series of rituals honouring King—the largest funeral staged for a private US citizen. King’s funeral took place against a backdrop of unrest in the segregationist South, where Georgia’s governor surrounded the state capitol with troops and refused to lower the flag in acknowledgement of King’s death.
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Dr King was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination on 4 April 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in a united America and that discrimination based on race and colour, could be eradicated, as he said in his Washington Monument address: 'I have a dream.'
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One of the places dedicated to learning about Dr King is the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, which is located in Atlanta. The park consists of places where Rev. King was born, where he lived and where he worshipped throughout his life. More than half a million people visit the park every year.
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Did you know that this photo was taken by a man named Moneta Sleet Jr. for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize? At that moment, Sleet became the first black man to win a Pulitzer and the first African-American journalist to win one as an individual rather than as part of a journalism team.
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📷: Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr. comforts her youngest daughter Bernice, 5, during services in the Ebenezer Baptist Church. MONETA SLEET JR.
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has d Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died.
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Earlier today, Buckingham Palace announced the passing away of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburg: ‘It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle’, the palace said. He was 99.
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The prince married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became queen. He was the longest-serving consort in British history and was only months away from his 100th birthday in June. Born on the island of Corfu, Greece, Philip became consort to the most powerful monarch in the world, just before the gradual decline of the British Empire. Over the years, however, Philip became known for making off-hand, casually racist remarks. Such remarks included: ’You are a woman, aren’t you?' (he said this to a Kenyan woman, who was presenting him with a small gift in 1984) and 'Still throwing spears?' (he asked an Aboriginal Australian during a visit).
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According to The Guardian, Philip’s health had been slowly deteriorating for some time. He announced he was stepping down from royal engagements in May 2017, joking that he could no longer stand up. Philip spent a month in the hospital earlier this year before being released on 16 March to return to Windsor Castle. He initially received care for an infection but then underwent heart surgery for a pre-existing condition.
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CNN has reported that Philip was 'intimately involved' in planning his own funeral before his death, wanting his military achievements and his conservation efforts reflected at his funeral.
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📷: Prince Philip waves to well-wishers as he leaves the Royal family Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, December 2016. GETTY IMAGES.
'Growing up, Hausa fiction sparked curious imagina 'Growing up, Hausa fiction sparked curious imaginations in my mind.' — Abdulrasheed Isah in our latest First Draft.⠀
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First Draft is our interview column, featuring authors and other prominent figures on books, reading, and writing.⠀
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As a child growing up in northern Nigeria, author, Abdulrasheed Isah, was fascinated by Hausa fiction and read many Hausa novels—which were available in abundant supply. Isah explained, 'Every night, I usually gathered around with my siblings to read until it was lights-out. I read all the popular books such as Ahmadu Ingawa’s "Iliya Dan Maikarfi", John Tafida Umaru Zaria’s "Jiki Magayi", and Abubakar Imam’s "Magana Jari Ce".⠀
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What books did you read as a child? Let us know in the comments! To read Isah's interview, click the link in our bio.⠀
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📷: Ojima Abalaka.
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