Culture & Society
Jeriq’s Onitsha Gospel
Jeriq’s music acts as a reminder that there’s an established path to success, and by choosing to make the music he does, the artist may just be the most prolific preacher to the Igbos in this decade. Read More...
Setting Forth from Ebrohimie Road
The producer and director of Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, Kola Tubosun, discusses the making of the documentary and the significance of the setting to Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka’s life. Read More...
Jelili Atiku’s Dance of Justice and Sacrifice
Though Atiku’s art confronts external issues, it is more an art that demands inwardness, reflection, and contemplation of what we are, what we want, and what we want our world to be. Read More...
What Is in a Yorùbá Name?
In her second collection, Ceremony for the Nameless, Theresa Lola explores the significance of names and naming in Yorùbá culture. Read More...
25 New Books by African Authors to Expect in 2025
2025 promises exciting new book releases from African authors such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Laila Lalami, Ben Okri, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, and more. Read the full list of books to expect this year. Read More...
The Books 10 Writers Think Everyone Should Read From Their Countries
In our past First Draft interviews, we asked leading African writers to share the books from their countries that everyone should read. Here’s what they told us. Read More...
Why Nigerians Love Agony Aunts
For a while now, agony aunt columns in Nigerian media have offered Nigerians some of the most convenient routes for addressing intimate and societal issues, and navigating the complexities of relationships and cultural norms. Read More...
The Exclusion of the North African Novel in English from African Literature
The North African novel in English has garnered international accolades and scored representation in the global literary canon, but not yet in the African canon. Why is this still the case? Read More...
An Interpreter of Diasporic Nigerian Consciousness
In his fourth full-length poetry collection, Autobiomythography of, Ayokunle Falomo intertwines his personal and diaspora history with Nigeria’s colonial past, anatomizing the psychological and cultural impacts of colonialism on the Nigerian identity. Read More...
7 Books Published Ten Years Ago That You’ll Love Reading This Year
In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of books first published ten years ago that you’ll love reading this year. These books, though published ten years ago, remain worth reading today! Read More...
