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Vol. 5, No. 1

COVID-19: Global Lessons from Africa.

IN THIS ISSUE

COVER ESSAYS

⎈ (Purse) Strings Attached: Global Health from Dependency to Decolonization by Paula Akugizibwe;⎈ Southern Africa's Persistent Dilemma: Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS epidemic by Liam James Kingsley; and ⎈ Unprofitable Diseases: Ebola, COVID-19 and the Return of Industrial Policy in Africa? by Francisco Perez. Read the entire issue.

Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

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

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
Are We Victims of Pharmaceutical Half-Truths? The Politics of Clinical Trials in Africa

Charles BesidonneFebruary 22, 2021
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020
Two Windows COVID-19 and the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

Gbolahan BadmusNovember 23, 2020
For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni MadzivireJanuary 25, 2021
The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
God the Master Scientist COVID-19, Pandemics and Reconciling Religious Faith With Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 17, 2020
‘Only Science Can Save Mankind’ Coronavirus, the Death of Religion and the Resurrection of Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 3, 2020
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020
‘COVID-19 is a Big Scam’ Citizens’ Distrust and the Challenge of Combating Coronavirus in Nigeria

Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili AdebiyiMarch 30, 2020

Editors' Picks: Nigeria at 60

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

Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Bibiana Ossai and John I. BabalolaApril 3, 2020
Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
The Prophetic Vision of Chinua Achebe Reclaiming Africa's Past, Writing Its Present, Shaping Its Future

Boluwatife Akinro and Joshua Segun-LeanJanuary 13, 2020
Nollywords Lionheart, Language and the Ghost of Our Colonial Past

Ore OgunbiyiNovember 18, 2019
An Irony of History The Complicated Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 31, 2020
Efuru Turns 50 6 Writers Visit Select Pages from Flora Nwapa's Debut Novel

The RepublicFebruary 23, 2017
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
Poet in the Time of Buhari Nigeria at 59

Moyosore OrimoloyeOctober 1, 2019
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
For the People, Without the People The Crisis of Representation in Nigerian Politics

Dafe oputuMay 9, 2019
“We Remember Differently” What Really Happened in Biafra

Dominique OtigbahMarch 10, 2018

From Our Latest Issue

(Purse) Strings Attached From Dependency to Decolonization in Global Health

Paula AkugizibweAugust 14, 2020

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

Francisco PerezNovember 17, 2020

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

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020

For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni MadzivireJanuary 25, 2021

Two Windows COVID-19 and the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

Gbolahan BadmusNovember 23, 2020

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A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020

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

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

Why Is Tax Collection Low in Nigeria? Historical and Cultural Explanations for Nigeria’s Low Domestic Resource Mobilization

Paul JegedeDecember 14, 2020
Naira Struggles Nigeria's Response to the Crude Oil Price Shock of 2014

Nonso ObikiliApril 30, 2017
The Road to Female Economic Empowerment Thinking about Women-Owned Enterprises in Nigeria

Zahrah Nesbitt-AhmedFebruary 23, 2017
Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
Zombiescapes Africa's Megacity Addiction

Dafe oputuJuly 11, 2019
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019
When ‘Modern Slavery’ Meant Colonial Rule Nigeria and Panya (Fernando Po) in the 1960s

Enrique MartinoJune 7, 2021
Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme

Fadekemi AbiruSeptember 25, 2018

International Issues

The Resurgence of Ansaru Nigeria’s Silent Enemy

Abdullahi MurtalaMay 18, 2020
Myths and Truths Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy

Edwin ChegeApril 7, 2021
Africa’s Stake in Brexit Preparing for the Inevitable

Carlos LopesJuly 9, 2017
The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020
The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria

Omotayo OyewoleJuly 26, 2019
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
A New Imperialism? Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020
Nollywords Lionheart, Language and the Ghost of Our Colonial Past

Ore OgunbiyiNovember 18, 2019
Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020

Historical Issues

Sọ̀rọ̀ Sókè is not a Metaphor #EndSARS and the Music Protest Tradition

Blossom MaduafokwaMarch 10, 2021
The Wizard of Kirsten Hall Who Was Herbert Macaulay?

Max SiollunMay 4, 2021
Feminism is for the People The History in How Women Shaped the #EndSARS Protests

Tritima AchigbuFebruary 1, 2021

Political Issues

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

Gbọ́láhàn AdébíyìSeptember 23, 2020
Why Do We Vote? Questioning Political Ideology in Nigeria

Cynthia IgodoMay 9, 2019
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
Globalization and Global Value Chains Prospects for Africa's Industrialization

Daniel ChimezieSeptember 6, 2019
Elections on Hold Between Nigeria’s Postponed Elections and Nigeria’s Electoral Outcomes

Abdulrasheed IsahFebruary 18, 2019
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal

Obinna ChukwuJuly 18, 2017
Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

Daniel OlikaSeptember 16, 2019
Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020
“Siasa ni Mchezo Mchafu” The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Kenyan Politics

Edwin ChegeFebruary 3, 2018

Social Issues

‘The Impetus of My Life and Work is Love.’ OluTimehin Adegbeye's First Draft

Olutimehin AdegbeyeNovember 27, 2020
Is There No Humanity in Africa? Rethinking Africa in Three Stories

Eniola Anuoluwapo SoyemiMarch 1, 2019
Wartime Forced Marriage and Sexual Slavery in Africa Cases from Uganda and Sierra Leone

Allen KiconcoJune 2, 2021
The Long Walk to Equality Historical Influences on Women in Igbo Society

Chinenye AnikwenzeJanuary 20, 2021
‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft

Wardah AbbasAugust 26, 2020
Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020
Religion Reinvented The Cult of Mao and Societal Change in China's Cultural Revolution

Kenddrick ChanApril 1, 2018
Banking on Women Development’s Neoliberal Sexism

Fadekemi AbiruMay 22, 2020
‘No One Sees the World the Way You Do.’ Kemi Falodun’s First Draft

Kemi FalodunNovember 13, 2020

Technological Issues

The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The RepublicSeptember 9, 2019
Maga Don Pay Nigeria's Culture of Cybercrime

Stephen AgwaiborSeptember 6, 2019
The Grind Goes Online Work in the Digital Economy

Marie EhinomenSeptember 18, 2019
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019
Are We Victims of Pharmaceutical Half-Truths? The Politics of Clinical Trials in Africa

Charles BesidonneFebruary 22, 2021
The Current State of AIDS And the Future of Global Security

Obinna ChukwuDecember 2, 2017
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020