May 4, 2025

The Economic Cost of Debt Forgiveness on Nigeria

Chioma EchebiriMay 4, 2025

One of Nigeria’s woes is the soaring level of sovereign debt amidst persistent hardship and underdevelopment, raising questions about whether debt relief mechanisms can serve as a sustainable, effective solution.

April/May 2025Nigeria

The Struggle Between Faith and Finality

AncciMay 4, 2025

Feranmi Ariyo’s I Watch You Disappear articulates illness, grief, hope and faith, blending prosaic narrative with poetic depth to capture the emotional tension of a family grappling with cancer and loss.

April/May 2025NigeriaReading

Right-Wing Misinformation Is Invading Kenya, Here’s Why We Need to Stop It

Maureen KasukuMay 4, 2025

Right-wing disinformation tactics have crossed borders into Kenya, fuelling a dangerous intersection of digital misogyny and real-world violence that is driving record numbers of femicide.

April/May 2025Kenya

From Kongo Kings to Cross-Congo Conflicts

Andréa NgombetMay 4, 2025

The world’s closest capital cities—Kinshasa and Brazzaville—sit within two modern-day states, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, that once reigned as a united Kongo Kingdom, splintered 140 years ago at the seminal Berlin Conference. Their distinguished histories explain their contemporary relations.

April/May 2025Congo-BrazzavilleDemocratic Republic of the Congo

‘I Wanted to Bear Witness to Life in 1990s Nigeria’ Ike Anya’s First Draft

Ike AnyaMay 4, 2025

Nigerian public health expert and author of Small by Small, Ike Anya, believes there is a freshness and vibrancy to African storytelling: ‘This comes from the combination of a long history of storytelling through various mediums, a wealth of unshared rich material and a population of young people equipped with digital tools that have pushed us towards what I like to call an equalization of voice.’

April/May 2025First DraftInterviewsNigeria

5 Books to Read If You Think AI Will Take Your Job

Ijapa OMay 4, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of five books you should read if you think AI will take your job. From a collection of AI-themed short stories from across Africa to an interrogation of the myth of AI’s objectivity, the books on this list will help you think more critically about AI.

April/May 2025Read Something AfricanReading

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