Interviews

Habiba Daggash

Post-COP27, Africa Must Forge Its Own Path An Interview with Energy Researcher, Habiba Daggash

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Habiba Daggash argues that climate change is a threat multiplier which could disrupt all sectors of the African economy. Consequently, she says, ‘it is essential for all economic planning to consider climate change impacts so development strategies and infrastructure investment can be designed to be resilient to both climate impacts and socioeconomic consequences of climate action.’ Read More...
AfricaDecember 22/January 23InterviewsSpecial Focus: COP27vol7-no1
Chika Okeke-Agulu

‘There Cannot Be a Single Answer’ Chika Okeke-Agulu on the Rightful Location of African Artefacts

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Though they are crucial to the movement, advocating for the restitution of stolen African artefacts cannot be left to sympathetic actors of the West, Chika Okeke-Agulu argues. He says, ‘It is no surprise that most of the important scholarly publication on royal Benin art have been by researchers overseas who have better access to museums and collections that benefitted, directly or indirectly, from colonial-era looting.’ Read More...
InterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2022vol6-no3
Victor Ehikhamenor

‘Creativity on the Continent Has Always Been a Continuum’ Victor Ehikhamenor on the Resilience of Benin Artistry

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African artefacts looted, stolen, and forcefully taken belong to the African communities they were taken from in the Africa continent, Victor Ehikhamenor argues. He says, ‘In discussing restitution, we must also let the world know that creativity on the continent has always been a continuum, there was no break.’ Read More...
December 22/January 23InterviewsNigeriavol6-no3
Helon Habila

‘Like Most People I Am Simply Exhausted by Politics’ Helon Habila’s First Draft

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Nigerian novelist, Helon Habila, whose debut novel, Waiting for an Angel, was published 20 years ago says his writing is shifting from the political towards domestic life: ‘my attention is shifting more towards domestic issues: family, race, and so on... I am more concerned with the meaning of what it means to be a Black person in this world—a Black father, a Black son, a Black daughter, wife.’ Read More...
Best of 2022: First DraftFirst DraftInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2022