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Vol. 4, No. 4

#EndSARS and the Makings of a Historical Movement.

IN THIS ISSUE

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ The Revolution Generation: #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria's Heart by Abimbola Alaba; ⎈ Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests: How Nigeria's Youth Found their Voice by Motunrola Bisi-Afolabi;⎈ Looting as Catharsis: #EndSARS and the Crisis of Governance in Nigeria by Promise Frank Ejiofor; and ⎈ Anything Can Happen: #EndSARS and the Making of History by Joshua Segun-Lean. Read the entire issue.

Our #EndSARS Roundtable

Essays, interviews and other #EndSARS-related coverage by The Republic.

- Why We Must Remember Our Collective Memory of #EndSARS
  
  Ernest NwekeOctober 20, 2022
- ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!’ Our Readers Reflect on the #EndSARS Protests
  
  The RepublicFebruary 3, 2021
- ‘Enough is Enough.’ #EndSARS: Why Three Women Defied Governor Wike’s Protest Ban
  
  Shayera DarkOctober 23, 2020
- Lagos State Judicial Panel Updates Summary and Highlights of Lagos State Judicial Panel Sessions
  
  The RepublicNovember 2, 2020
- Feminism is for the People The History in How Women Shaped the #EndSARS Protests
  
  Tritima AchigbuFebruary 1, 2021
- ‘We Just Want to Live’ Youth and the #EndSARS Protests
  
  Zainab Onuh-YahayaFebruary 15, 2021
- Cosmic Anger #EndSARS and the Making of a Movement
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanOctober 26, 2020
- Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests How Nigeria’s Youth Found their Own Voice
  
  Motunrola Bisi-AfolabiOctober 14, 2020

From Our EndSARS Issue

Anything Can Happen #EndSARS and the Making of History

Joshua Segun-LeanDecember 21, 2020

The Revolution Generation #EndSARS and the Fight for Nigeria’s Heart

Abimbola AlabaDecember 23, 2020

Looting as Catharsis #EndSARS and the Crisis of Governance in Nigeria

Promise Frank EjioforDecember 22, 2020

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

Motunrola Bisi-AfolabiOctober 14, 2020

- Government Control in the Digital Age The Economic Impacts of Internet Shutdowns
  
  Osaye AjariDecember 2, 2020
- Anti-Racism Beyond the West Africa’s Place in the Global Anti-Racist Discourse
  
  Chinonye OtuonyeOctober 29, 2020
- Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents
  
  Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 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

Making “Made in Nigeria” Work for All A Conversation with Pax Herbals' Father Anselm Adodo

Jamie HitchenSeptember 28, 2017
Much Ado About Nothing? Reviewing Nigeria’s Debt Situation

Somkele Awa-KaluJune 29, 2022
Is the World Getting Smaller for Nigerians? International Airlines Threaten to Halt Operations in Nigeria

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 30, 2022
Development via Taxes Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Africa

Daniel ChimezieDecember 31, 2018
Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa

Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020
The Inflation Report Why Are Food Prices Increasing in Nigeria?

Tomisin AwosikaJuly 19, 2022
If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System

Jerry ChiemekeNovember 16, 2019
Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019
A Fading Dream of Pan-Africanism? Addressing the Impasse around the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

Prince Fater AuduSeptember 1, 2023

International Issues

The Elephant in the China Shop Race in Sino-African Relations

Bénédicte KinkoloMarch 1, 2019
A Changing Dynamic The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations

Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
Zimbabwe’s Next Hero? Zimbabwe Celebrates Heroes’ Day on Their Way to the Polls

Victoria AuduAugust 15, 2023
The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Tomisin AwosikaApril 14, 2022
What #FreeJacobZuma Exposed Jacob Zuma and the Undoing of South Africa

Boetumelo Julianne NyasuluOctober 25, 2021
Another Military Takeover What We Know About the Coup in Gabon

Victoria AuduSeptember 3, 2023
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s ‘Sozaboy’ What War Literature Teaches Us About the Political Economy of Violence

Ndidi AkaharaJuly 28, 2021
A New Doctrine? Understanding Russia and the New Scramble for Africa

Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020

Historical Issues

From the OAU to the AU Has the African Union Learned to Handle Conflicts Better?

Sarah LaniyanSeptember 1, 2023
A Womanist Reading of African Women in Abrahamic Tradition

Kai MoraFebruary 27, 2024
Elizabeth Olowu: Nigeria’s First Female Bronze Caster

Tomisin AwosikaJanuary 13, 2022

Political Issues

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

The RepublicOctober 13, 2020
Why Do We Vote? Questioning Political Ideology in Nigeria

Cynthia IgodoMay 9, 2019
The Roots of Violence Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

P.J. KponyoMarch 2, 2020
What Happens if a Nominated Candidate Dies Before the Election?

The RepublicDecember 7, 2022
Trapped in a Militarized Democracy The Armed State of Nigeria's Political Space

Fisayo AjalaMay 9, 2019
Tinubu Becomes APC’s Frontrunner The Results of the APC Presidential Primary Election

Tomisin AwosikaJune 8, 2022
Invisible People Situating IDPs in Nigeria’s Policies and Economy

Princess Anene-MaidohMay 12, 2021
‘Unimaginable Trauma’ Gunmen Have Released Eleven People Abducted During the Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Tomisin AwosikaJune 14, 2022
‘Let Them Buy Guns!’ Will Owning Guns Make Nigerians Safer?

Dafe OputuMay 19, 2021

Social Issues

‘The Mechanics of Storytelling at Any Length Aren’t Different’ Wole Talabi's First Draft

Wole TalabiFebruary 3, 2023
‘To Be Called a Writer Is to Be Called to Clarity’ Gbọ́láhàn Adébíyì’s First Draft

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìJuly 29, 2022
Lesley Lokko Prepares for Venice What Africa as a Future Laboratory for Architecture Means

Michael Chiedoziem ChukwuderaMarch 9, 2023
‘Everything is Storytelling’ Ukamaka Olisakwe’s First Draft

Ukamaka OlisakweApril 1, 2022
Between Feminism and Islam My Personal Journey from ‘Muslim Feminist’ to ‘Muslimah’

Khadija Yusra SanusiFebruary 7, 2020
The Wizard of Kirsten Hall Who Was Herbert Macaulay?

Max SiollunMay 4, 2021
A Whirlwind of Fractured Sisterhood and Dysfunctional Families

Kikachi MemehApril 6, 2024
Let the Photo be Taken (1974-2017) A Conversation with Mozambican Photojournalist Naita Ussene

Nafeesah AllenJanuary 15, 2020
‘Writing a Book Is Both a Solitary and Collaborative Effort’ Farai Mudzingwa’s First Draft

Farai MudzingwaSeptember 1, 2023

Technological Issues

Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
The Current State of AIDS And the Future of Global Security

Obinna ChukwuDecember 2, 2017
Over the Brink of Crisis How Nigeria Is Tackling a Cholera Epidemic

Busayo AkinmojuSeptember 19, 2022
Computational Conscience Problematizing Freedoms in Artificial Intelligence

Aarshin KarandeMarch 30, 2023
Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020
Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022
Dealing with National Health Emergencies in Nigeria COVID-19: Lessons from Polio Eradication

Charles BesidonneAugust 19, 2021
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019