‘I Want a Writing Process.’ Lennon Mhishi’s First Draft
Zimbabwean researcher, Lennon Mhishi, enjoyed stories even before he could read. Read our interview. Read More...
Fear A Survivor’s Account of Human Trafficking
A survivor’s account of human trafficking. Read more. Read More...
The Enduring Life of Exploitation On Modern Slavery in Africa
In the contemporary moment, we are becoming increasingly aware of how the many structural, social, political and economic inequities that underpin exploitation in all its guises have been deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. Read More...
When ‘Modern Slavery’ Meant Colonial Rule Nigeria and Panya (Fernando Po) in the 1960s
The colonial history of Fernando Po in Spanish Guinea and south-eastern Nigeria makes it clear that the new techniques of ‘modern slavery’ varied from deception and entrapment of unsuspecting migrants to harshly enforced debt bondage and penal sanctions for non-fulfilment of contracts. Read more. Read More...
Africa in Perspective Migration, Mobility and Modern Slavery in Africa
The ongoing economic crises in Africa and the ease in mobility occasioned by free movement policies and protocols have made Africans increasingly vulnerable to migration, therefore, allowing different forms of modern slavery to thrive. Read more. Read More...
Decolonizing Human Trafficking Alternative Approaches to Understanding Modern Slavery
Acknowledging that most countries with the highest trafficking rates are former colonies opens up new ways of understanding and potentially eradicating human trafficking. Read more. Read More...
Modern Slavery, Child Exploitation or Both? Child Marriage in Nigeria
Despite child marriage being recognized and prohibited by both international and domestic laws within Nigeria. Child marriage is still prevalent, especially in the North and argued as an Islamic religious practice. Read more. Read More...
Under the Radar Descent-based Slavery as a Form of Contemporary Slavery
Examining the links between descent-based slavery and contemporary slavery in West Africa helps us to find the missing link to understanding the conditions under which slavery and slavery-like practices keep persisting despite abolitions and international anti-slavery legislation. Read more. Read More...
‘Lady’ A Feminine Critique of Fela
Fela’s attempt to invalidate or mock Lady, an African woman transcending the rigid gender norm is anti-feminine, anti-feminist and anti-Nigerian. Women in many pre-colonial societies in what is now known as Nigeria were empowered in ways that Fela’s Lady made fun of. Read more. Read More...
‘Like Black Mirror, But a Book.’ Temi Ibirogba’s First Draft
African policy researcher, Temi Ibirogba sees a lot of misconceptions about Africa and blackness. Read our interview. Read More...
