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When Darkness Fell on UCH Ibadan

John Eriomala·March 2, 2025

By 06 February 2025, the University College Hospital in Ibadan had been in a blackout for 97 days. ‘Surgeries are on hold. Patients are dying. And in the best teaching hospital in Nigeria, it is just another Thursday,’ John Eriomala, a medical student, reported from the dark. Read More...

February/March 2025 Nigeria

7 Books That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine

Ìjàpá O·March 2, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will send chills down your spine. From the story of a mansion haunted by the spirit of a grieving lover to the chilling exploration of a disastrous expedition to the Arctic, these books are so eerily terrifying they will raise the hairs on your skin to attention! Read More...

February/March 2025 Read Something African Reading

‘Art Forces Us to Look At the Past’ Amyn Bawa-Allah’s First Draft

Amyn Bawa-Allah·March 2, 2025

Bibliophile and literary curator, Amyn Bawa-Allah, believes that reading doesn’t need a specific purpose to be valuable: ‘A lot of people think that reading, especially leisure reading, is a waste of time, or that if the reading is not explicitly tied to self-improvement, work, or education, it does not hold value.’ Read More...

February/March 2025 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

7 Books That Will Make You Judge a Book by Its Cover

Ìjàpá O·February 22, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will make you want to judge a book by its cover. From the titillating story of a ‘modern girl living in an ancient world’ to a Somali-born poet’s poetic commentary on the reality of the Black immigrant experience, these books are so beautiful they will leave you breathless! Read More...

February/March 2025 Read Something African Reading

Historical Fabulations and the ‘Potentially Queer’ in New Nollywood Epics

Diekara Oloruntoba-Oju·February 22, 2025

Nigerian filmmakers are working to reanimate cultural histories through the production of exciting epic films. These films offer narrative openings to uncover histories of African queer life. Read More...

February/March 2025 Nigeria

The Books Writers Think Deserve More Attention

Ijapa O·February 22, 2025

In our past First Draft interviews, we asked prominent African authors about the books they believe deserve more attention. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

February/March 2025 First Draft Interviews

On Demas Nwoko

Wale Lawal·February 21, 2025

Our latest issue, Demas Nwoko’s Natural Synthesis, celebrates Nwoko’s artistic and architectural impact and the rise of African architecture. Read More...

February/March 2025 Nigeria vol9-no1

The Necessity of Demas Nwoko’s Natural Synthesis

Wale Lawal·February 21, 2025

At 89, Demas Nwoko invites us to prioritize local community impact over international glamour and to rethink the trajectory of African art and architecture. Read More...

Architecture February/March 2025 Interviews Nigeria vol9-no1

The Great Mosque of Djenné And the Social Utility of History

Kai Mora·February 21, 2025

Africans are no strangers to conservationists, preservationists and all manner of experts who call into question Africa’s internal capabilities to safeguard sites and objects of historical value. The Great Mosque of Djenné, its mud-brick walls annually restored by the community, poses a challenge to a Western approach to history which sees preservation as an end in itself, rather than a means to social cohesion. Read More...

February/March 2025 Mali vol9-no1

We Need New African Architecture

Delela Ndlela·February 21, 2025

With 600 million people expected to migrate to African cities by 2050, Africa must rethink its architecture as existing approaches have proven inadequate. Read More...

Africa February/March 2025 vol9-no1

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