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Ayomide Johnson2 November 2025
The United Nations’ celebration of its 80th anniversary provides an opportunity to investigate the institution’s involvement in Africa and analyze an age-old academic question that has made its way into mainstream consciousness: Does the UN prioritize locally defined African needs or external northe
Chika Jones19 October 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.
Jola Sonowo28 September 2025
Rice costs more, the naira buys less, and the middle class is checking out. From golden-age dreams post-independence to present japa-fuelled exits, this essay traces how Nigeria’s middle class rose, unravelled, and now fights to survive.
Ijapa O21 September 2025
In our latest First Draft interview, we ask leading African writers, including Laila Lalami and Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, about their writing processes. Here's what the told us.
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—NOVEMBER 2, 2025
Rethinking the United Nations’ Role in Africa’s Development
The United Nations’ celebration of its 80th anniversary provides an opportunity to investigate the institution’s involvement in Africa and analyze an age-old academic question that has made its way into mainstream consciousness: Does the UN prioritize locally defined African needs or external northe
—OCTOBER 19, 2025
Leaving Nigeria After #EndSARS
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.
—SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
The Vanishing Dream of Nigeria’s Middle Class
Rice costs more, the naira buys less, and the middle class is checking out. From golden-age dreams post-independence to present japa-fuelled exits, this essay traces how Nigeria’s middle class rose, unravelled, and now fights to survive.
—SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
10 African Writers on How They Actually Wrote Their Books
In our latest First Draft interview, we ask leading African writers, including Laila Lalami and Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, about their writing processes. Here's what the told us.
—SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
The Dark Side of Charity
Kanyin Ajayi’s English adaptation of French author Marie NDiaye’s Rien d’humain reveals the dark side of charity while also asking audiences to consider how gender violence affects women of various classes.
—AUGUST 24, 2025
Saving Nigeria, the Piggyvest Way
In today’s digital age, history-making lightbulb moments don’t always strike in boardrooms or after soul-searching mountain hikes. Sometimes, they unfold casually on the X timeline.
—NOVEMBER 2, 2025
Rethinking the United Nations’ Role in Africa’s Development
The United Nations’ celebration of its 80th anniversary provides an opportunity to investigate the institution’s involvement in Africa and analyze an age-old academic question that has made its way into mainstream consciousness: Does the UN prioritize locally defined African needs or external northe
—OCTOBER 19, 2025
Leaving Nigeria After #EndSARS
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.
—SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
The Vanishing Dream of Nigeria’s Middle Class
Rice costs more, the naira buys less, and the middle class is checking out. From golden-age dreams post-independence to present japa-fuelled exits, this essay traces how Nigeria’s middle class rose, unravelled, and now fights to survive.
—SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
10 African Writers on How They Actually Wrote Their Books
In our latest First Draft interview, we ask leading African writers, including Laila Lalami and Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, about their writing processes. Here's what the told us.
—SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
The Dark Side of Charity
Kanyin Ajayi’s English adaptation of French author Marie NDiaye’s Rien d’humain reveals the dark side of charity while also asking audiences to consider how gender violence affects women of various classes.
—AUGUST 24, 2025
Saving Nigeria, the Piggyvest Way
In today’s digital age, history-making lightbulb moments don’t always strike in boardrooms or after soul-searching mountain hikes. Sometimes, they unfold casually on the X timeline.
