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7 Books Your Book Club Should Be Reading Now

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·March 24, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that are great for your book club’s future gatherings. These books will ignite thoughtful conversations, and foster connections among your reading community. Read More...

February/March 2024 Read Something African Reading

‘Every Story Has Its Own Spirit and Demons’ Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s First Draft

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim·March 22, 2024

Award-winning writer and author of When We Were Fireflies, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, says the writing process for his latest book was both impulsive and compulsive. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

The Nigeria Imaginary Cover Art Contest

The Republic·March 19, 2024

The next issue of The Republic will spotlight 'Nigeria Imaginary', Nigeria's showcase at the 2024 Venice Biennale. In partnership with the Museum of West African Art, enter our contest to design the cover and win N1million! Read More...

Dispatch February/March 2024

The Unseen Struggles of a Nigerian Student in the UK Gig Economy From 80-Hour Work Weeks to Fatherhood

Iulia Hau·March 17, 2024

In the aftermath of Brexit, the UK experienced a notable shift in migration patterns, attracting previously eschewed non-EU citizens, especially those from former colonies like Nigeria. But this opportunity is a double-edged sword, with immigrants having to resort to illegal employment—at great physical, psychological and legal risk—to cope with the high costs of living. Read More...

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The Niger River and the Dearth of History Deconstructing the Myths of Mungo Park

Ezenwa E. Olumba·March 17, 2024

Challenging the narrative that Mungo Park ‘discovered’ the Niger River brings to the fore the complex legacy of European explorations in Africa. It underscores the urgent need for a shift towards comprehensive history education and cultural engineering to cultivate a well-informed society. Read More...

February/March 2024 Nigeria vol8-no2

Afro-complicity in the United Nations ‘They Are Not a Part of Us’

Ibrahim Williams·March 17, 2024

What Robert A. Wood, Ralph Bunche and Linda Thomas-Greenfield represent is known in the discourse of African ontology as Black complicity—Afro-complicity, if you please. This is a distinct kind of complicity reified when a Black person tries to dispel racist oppressive hegemonic constructs but due to his inability to be critical of the underlying subtleties of Black stereotypes, he ends up becoming the instrument for its advancement. Read More...

Africa February/March 2024

7 Books That Will Make You a Better Friend

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·March 17, 2024

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven books that will make you a better friend. These books explore empathy in navigating the complexities of love, loss, and grief; shared memories and experiences; and the importance of solid friendships. Read More...

February/March 2024 Read Something African Reading

‘If There’s a Book You Want to Read and Cannot Find, Write It!’ Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s First Draft

Sarah Ladipo Manyika·March 16, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, wants young authors in Africa and the African Diaspora to take inspiration from a wide array of art forms. Read More...

Best of 2024: First Draft February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

What Congo’s AfCON Protest Really Needed A Missed Leadership Opportunity for Peace in the DRC

Nteranya Ginga and Tshimundu·March 11, 2024

The African Cup of Nations was full of emotions and surprises, especially for the Congolese team, the Leopards. A team that used their platform at the tournament to call for peace and an end to the genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo but were failed by Congolese leaders. Read More...

Democratic Republic of the Congo February/March 2024

Drilling For a Blockbuster Culture is a Bleeding Vessel in Okpaleke’s Blood Vessel

Odafin Odafe Okoh·March 11, 2024

Blood Vessel, as written by Musa Jeffery David and executively produced by Charles and Elvis Okpaleke of Playnetwork Studios, is an exercise in flagrant cultural misrepresentation. Read More...

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