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COP27: Vanessa Nakate Wants African Solutions for African Problems An Interview with Climate Activist, Vanessa Nakate

Elizabeth Abati·November 1, 2022

The solutions to African climate problems must be tailored to our unique circumstances, Vanessa Nakate argues ahead of COP27. She says, ‘We must make sure the solutions that are being funded are the ones that work for African people.’ Read More...

Interviews October/November 2022 Special Focus: COP27 Uganda vol6-no3

V6, N3 A New Chapter for African Artefacts?

The Republic·November 1, 2022

A New Chapter for African Artefacts? - Look Inside Read More...

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Mind Makers Four Authors on the Books that Changed Their Minds

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·October 31, 2022

What does it mean when a book changes your mind? Read More...

Nigeria October/November 2022 Reading

‘People Seem to be Trying to Reconnect with Nature’ In Conversation with Nengi Omuku

Alayo Akinkugbe·October 31, 2022

‘I thought about how we’ve all gone through this traumatic event, the pandemic, and faced endless loss and illness,’ Nengi Omuku says. ‘I realized, via scrolling on social media and watching the news, that people seem to be trying to reconnect with nature and choosing to acknowledge all that it has given us.’ Read More...

Best of 2022 International Women's Day - Culture Interviews Nigeria October/November 2022 vol6-no3

‘Self-Decolonization Must Be Ongoing or Else You Get Lost’ Leiyo Singo’s First Draft

Leiyo Singo·October 28, 2022

Tanzanian writer, Leiyo Singo, believes Maasaiphobia in Tanzania has some roots in the country’s educational system. Read our interview. Read More...

First Draft Interviews October/November 2022 Tanzania

COP Returns to Africa Have the Wrong Chickens Come Home to Roost?

Afoma Dike·October 27, 2022

Regardless of Egypt’s motivations or whether or not COP 27 is ‘African’, the vast majority of the consequences wrought by the climate crisis, are. Africa, therefore, needs to confront the crisis head-on. Read More...

Africa October/November 2022 vol6-no3

COP27: Abigael Kima’s Cautious Optimism An Interview with Climate Activist, Abigael Kima

Elizabeth Abati·October 26, 2022

Africa is an important voice in the climate debate, Abigael Kima argues ahead of COP27. ‘Because although we are only responsible for 0.5 per cent of historical emissions and less than 4 per cent of the global emissions at the moment, we are the most negatively impacted.’ Read More...

Interviews Kenya October/November 2022 Special Focus: COP27

Collaborative and Experimental The Evolution of Afrobeats and Its Current Landscape

Zainab Kuku·October 25, 2022

Afrobeats has evolved commercially, sonically and collaboratively over the years. We need to strike a balance between commending Afrobeats for its global success and protecting the genre, so its authenticity is not diluted for global markets. Read More...

Best of 2022 Nigeria October/November 2022 vol8-no2

New Discoveries The Authors We Wish We Discovered Earlier

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·October 25, 2022

There may be numerous African authors we wish we discovered earlier but is there a right time to discover a great author or a good book? Read More...

Nigeria October/November 2022 Reading vol6-no3

‘For the People, by the People’ Rebuilding Trust in Nigeria’s Democratic Structures

Dafe oputu·October 23, 2022

For decades, Nigerian citizens have been denied the opportunity to contribute to shaping the laws and policies they are governed by. The notion that political engagement is the preserve of the elite has eroded public trust in democratic structures. In order for this trust to be restored, this author argues, the innate power of civic society to shape the political destiny of the nation needs to be re-emphasized. Read More...

Nigeria October/November 2022

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