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Is the United Nations Going South?

Unyime Eyo·October 26, 2025
With waning multilateralism, the United Nations is experimenting with new geographies, relocating agencies to cities in the global South. Can a strategy born of austerity also reshape legitimacy and influence? Read More...
October/November 2025
All Souls Day

Finding Rest on All Souls’ Day

Victor Unwuchola·October 26, 2025
‘We are at your grave. Everyone is crying, everyone is wishing you goodbye. All I have are paralyzed emotions depicted by a numb countenance. When the saints go marching in their immaculate number, I hope you are among them.’ Read More...
NigeriaOctober/November 2025
#EndSARS

Leaving Nigeria After #EndSARS

Chika Jones·October 19, 2025
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night. Read More...
#EndSARS 2025NigeriaOctober/November 2025Special Focus: #EndSARS
Nightlife

Is the Decline of Nigeria’s Nightlife a Blessing in Disguise?

Dorothy Fakrogha·October 19, 2025
Tinubu’s economic reforms have had an unintended consequence: the collapse of Nigeria’s once-vibrant nightlife. In its wake, a surprising twist has emerged. Young Nigerians are channelling their frustrations from dance floors to the democratic arena. Read More...
NigeriaOctober/November 2025
#EndSARS

The Afterlives of #EndSARS

Ololade Faniyi·October 19, 2025
Member of the Feminist Coalition and organizer of the #ArewaMeToo and #NorthNormal movements, Fakhrriyyah Hashim, reflects on #EndSARS five years after ‘Feminists against SARS’ redefined national consciousness on police violence. Read More...
#EndSARS 2025NigeriaOctober/November 2025Special Focus: #EndSARS
EndSARS

What Happened to the #EndSARS Generation?

Glory Ibanga·October 19, 2025
With the #EndSARS movement and the eventual Lekki Massacre in October 2020, the realization that the lives of ordinary Nigerians could be snuffed out simply for demanding a better country transformed migration from an option for a better life into a perceived necessity for survival. Read More...
#EndSARS 2025NigeriaOctober/November 2025Special Focus: #EndSARS
Chibueze Darlington Anuonye

‘The Human Spirit Naturally Resists Oppression’ Chibueze Darlington Anuonye’s First Draft

Chibueze Anuonye·October 19, 2025
Editor of Who Gave The Order: The History of a People’s Movement, Chibueze Darlington Anuonye, believes that 20 October 2020 stands as an indictment of the Nigerian conscience and urges Nigerians to remember that day: ‘What happened at the Lekki Toll Gate could be described as a country waging war against its citizens.’ Read More...
#EndSARS 2025First DraftInterviewsNigeriaOctober/November 2025Special Focus: #EndSARS
The Republic

Meet The Republic’s Founding Advertisers

Tomi Olugbemi·October 15, 2025
Earlier this year, we opened our platform to advertisers, to brands that could tell meaningful stories that share our values of progress, clarity and independent thought. Meet our founding advertisers. Read More...
DispatchOctober/November 2025
Bandung

After Bandung

Otobong Inieke·October 12, 2025
Exactly 70 years ago, African and Asian states gathered to imagine a world beyond empire. Their dream of solidarity—its failures and achievements—still haunts global politics. Read More...
AfricaOctober/November 2025
Languages

A Eulogy for Dead Languages

Mwanabibi Sikamo·October 12, 2025
‘At 16 every Zambian gets a green National Registration Card (NRC). On my NRC, much of that information is either a lie, a slight fabrication, or, as with many things in life, a well-intentioned truth turned false.’ Read More...
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Each edition comes alive with interactive pages, including fun quizzes and interesting country facts that invites young people to play, learn, and explore Africa beyond the page. From discovering musical traditions to uncovering surprising cultural gems, every moment is designed to spark curiosity and pride.

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We are delighted to introduce Little Republic, an We are delighted to introduce Little Republic, an interactive children’s book series designed to introduce young readers and their families to the richness of Africa’s cultural heritage, mythology, and storytelling traditions.⁠
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The first edition, produced in collaboration with the French Embassy in Nigeria (@franceinnigeria), focuses on African Music, blending original writing and illustrations that celebrate music’s role in cultural and intergenerational pride and identity. Through immersive storytelling and vibrant visuals, it invites readers to experience the sounds and stories that have shaped the continent.⁠
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We’re marking its release with a special launch event at the Fela Kuti: Afrobeat Rebellion Exhibition, at the Ecobank Pan African Centre, Lagos.⁠ 
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It promises to be a great hang on 6 December from 2pm. Register to attend at the link in bio, so we can prepare to receive you. It’s free.
Milele Museum, one of the winners of our inaugural Milele Museum, one of the winners of our inaugural Advertising Initiative, is a hybrid cultural institution dedicated to safeguarding and digitizing Africa’s pre-colonial history and knowledge. By reimagining how history and art are taught, Milele Museum is helping build a futuristic Africa, one where heritage is experienced, not just studied. Through interactive art and immersive educational programs, they are actively decolonizing history education across the continent. ⁠
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Learn more about Milele Museum by clicking the image at the link in our bio.⁠
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The Republic will be at the Ake Arts and Book Fest The Republic will be at the Ake Arts and Book Festival from 20–22 November 2025! Come say hi to some members of our team, celebrate literature and the arts, and explore our magazines, original artwork, tote bags, and more. We can’t wait to see you.
One of the winners of our inaugural Advertising In One of the winners of our inaugural Advertising Initiative, Homenkà is a Nigerian design studio and research collective dedicated to creating and co-creating objects and experiences that carry tradition forward. By blending ancestral knowledge with contemporary design, they explore new ways to sustain culture materially.⁠
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Learn more about Homenkà by clicking the image at the link in our bio.
Are you passionate about telling Nigeria's most im Are you passionate about telling Nigeria's most important stories? It is your time to shine.⁠
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Alongside the instructions on slides, we have also put together a database of the kinds of stories we’d love to publish (check it out by clicking this post at the link in our bio). Browse through, choose a story you want to tell, or send us a fresh idea of your own.⁠
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