A Quarter Nigerian, but Fully Plantain The Roots of My Plantain Obsession
When my son’s teachers asked parents to present important family traditions, I knew that ours should be about plantain. Read more. Read More...
‘Unimaginable Trauma’ Gunmen Have Released Eleven People Abducted During the Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack
On Saturday, 11 June, armed assailants who attacked a train in northwest Nigeria in March freed 11 of their hostages. Read more. Read More...
‘I’m Working on Myself’ Damilare Kuku’s First Draft
Actress and author of Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad, Damilare Kuku, thinks criticism is a positive thing. Read our interview. Read More...
Tinubu Becomes APC’s Frontrunner The Results of the APC Presidential Primary Election
The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged the winner of the APC presidential primaries. Read more. Read More...
A New Global Struggle? The Long-Term Implications of the War in Ukraine for Africa
The determination of Western countries to reduce their dependence on Russia for energy supplies, presents long-term opportunities for African countries, especially the major energy exporters, such as Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
‘The Most Important Thing Is the Idea’ Yinka Adegoke’s First Draft
Founding editor of Quartz Africa and the current editor for strategic initiatives at Rest of World, Yinka Adegoke, believes strongly in ideas. Read our interview. Read More...
Returning Lumumba 61 Years After He Was Assassinated, Belgium Will Return Patrice Lumumba’s Remains
On 20 June 2022, Belgium will return the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo or ‘DRC’, to his family. Read more. Read More...
Atiku’s Early Victory The Results of the PDP Presidential Primary Election
On Saturday 28 May 2022, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, was announced the winner of the PDP presidential primary election. Read more. Read More...
‘Our People Are Our Greatest Asset’ Lucy Quist’s First Draft
Technologist and author of The Bold New Normal, Lucy Quist, was drawn to stories about complex social change from an early age. Read our interview. Read More...
Brutish Museums Germany Wants to ‘Loan’ Namibian Artefacts to Namibia
On 24 May 2022, the Ethnological Museum of Berlin announced that it will send 23 ancient items of jewellery and other artefacts to Namibia on 27 May 2022 on an ‘indefinite loan’. Read more. Read More...
