June/July 2024 Archives

7 Books to Help You Understand Your Grief

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·July 21, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books to help you understand your grief. These books offer fresh perspectives, aiding in comprehending and navigating your journey through healing. Read More...

June/July 2024 Read Something African Reading

The Books 10 Writers Would Pass on to Someone Younger

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·July 19, 2024

In our past First Draft interviews, we asked authors such as Leila Aboulela and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ about the books from their childhood they would pass on to someone younger. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2024 Reading

APC’s Unspoken Rules of Fuel Subsidy

Doyin Olagunju·July 14, 2024

During Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, the All Progressives Congress heavily criticized and campaigned against removing the fuel subsidy. Now the ruling party finds itself dealing with the aftermath of its own fuel subsidy removal. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

A Song for the Forgotten

David Emeka·July 14, 2024

Despite the existing literature, the Biafran war remains a criminally underexplored event. The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma makes that canon a little less bereft. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria Reading

Angola Wants a Pan-African Court of Justice

Rui Verde·July 14, 2024

Angola has become the first country to ratify the Malabo Protocol, paving the way for the creation of a true international African court of justice. What does Angola hope to gain from this move, and why now? Read More...

Angola June/July 2024

The Prolonged Suffering of Eastern DRC

Patrick Hajayandi·July 14, 2024

Since Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s descent into cyclical violence in 1996, the conflict has been entangled in regional and international interests and incoherent interventions. Read More...

Democratic Republic of the Congo June/July 2024

7 Books That Will Take You on a Trip Around Africa

Deborah Iyalagha·July 14, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will take you on a trip around Africa. With vivid descriptions and relatable characters, these books will take you to historic cities and sites in Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, and other parts of Africa. Read More...

June/July 2024 Read Something African Reading

The Minimum Wage Debate Exposes Nigeria’s Weak Federal System

Olakunle Mohammed·July 14, 2024

The struggle to afford basic needs with a living wage highlights the governance imbalance in Nigeria. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

‘I Like Narratives That Take Me on a Quest’ Pede Hollist’s First Draft

Pede Hollist·July 12, 2024

Sierra Leonean academic and author of So the Path Does Not Die, Pede Hollist, wants more people to know about the diversity of Sierra Leonean literature: ‘I wish people are aware of the efforts by Sierra Leoneans to write in the country’s national languages, and the financial struggles to support young writers through workshops, retreats, prize-bearing competitions, professional editors, and competitive publication outlets.’ Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2024 Sierra Leone