August 2020

This photo is for our piece on 'The Controversial Legacy of Obafemi Awolowo

An Irony of History The Complicated Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Chukwudi Ukonne·August 31, 2020

Peer, predecessor or successor, Awolowo’s unequivocal articulation of a clear and consistent political ideology places him above anyone else in Nigeria’s political history. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2020 Biafra Editors Picks: Independence Day vol8-no2

‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft

Wardah Abbas·August 26, 2020

Nigerian lawyer, feminist and author of 'Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay', Wardah Abbas’ writing process is not linear. Read our interview. Read More...

August/September 2020 First Draft Interviews Reading Eid

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 Chipato·August 24, 2020

Rekindled Russian interest in Africa is driven not by ideology as it was in the decolonization era but by pragmatism and Russia’s geo-economic interests. Read More...

August/September 2020 vol4-no3

‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft

Kiki Mordi·August 21, 2020

The most meaningful writing advice journalist, filmmaker and writer, Kiki Mordi, ever received was to write even if such writing is bad. Read our interview. Read More...

August/September 2020 First Draft Interviews

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 Ukonne·August 17, 2020

Russia is on a charm offensive in Africa and seeks to position itself as a strategic alternative to America’s global hegemony, China’s opaque economic diplomacy, and the dark legacies of Africa’s former colonizers. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2020 vol4-no3

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

Paula Akugizibwe·August 14, 2020

COVID-19 is reminding us that global health has long operated a model in which Africans are treated as subjects of a quasi-philanthropic complex that, in turn, feeds one of the largest industries in the world. Read More...

August/September 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1

‘Anger is Great for Writing.’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu·August 12, 2020

Nigerian poet, essayist and author, Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu, believes anger is great for writing. She finds that anger ‘makes the futile exercise of trying to be careful while writing, fall away.’ Read our interview. Read More...

August/September 2020 First Draft Interviews Reading Eid

Nigeria’s World of Male Terror The Logic of Sexual Violence

Joshua Segun-Lean·August 10, 2020

Violence against women carries with it the warning that it can happen again; that it is inevitable; that the power to harm still resides where it originated, with the oppressor class—men. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2020

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

Taigh Adebajo·August 7, 2020

Russia’s interest in Africa has been re-ignited by the clear opportunity to establish influence in a region that is increasingly becoming vulnerable to a renewed global scramble for its resources. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2020 vol4-no3

This photo is for Molara Wood's Interview

‘Let it Marinate.’ Molara Wood’s First Draft

Molara Wood·August 5, 2020

Nigerian author and Chief Editor at Ouida Books, Molara Wood, believes good writing, ‘is not just about stringing words together.’ For Wood, ‘it’s about the imagination, a sensibility, a way of seeing the world.’ Read More...

August/September 2020 First Draft Interviews

Month: August 2020

An Irony of History The Complicated Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo

‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft

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

‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft

The Dynamic Evolution of Russo-African Relations Africa’s Struggle for Agency in a New Power Tussle

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

‘Anger is Great for Writing.’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft

Nigeria’s World of Male Terror The Logic of Sexual Violence

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

‘Let it Marinate.’ Molara Wood’s First Draft

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