Culture & Society
A Whirlwind of Fractured Sisterhood and Dysfunctional Families
In her second novel, Nightbloom, Peace Adzo Medie uses issues associated with womanhood and family dynamics to speak to larger societal issues in Ghana. Read More...
7 African Literary Classics You Should Add to Your Reading List
In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of seven African literary classics you should add to your reading list. From the poignant exploration of post-colonial life to the intimate portrayal of personal struggles and triumphs, these books signify the essence of African storytelling. Read More...
‘Poetry Is Political’ Safia Elhillo’s First Draft
Sudanese poet, Safia Elhillo, feels very differently now about the idea of belonging than she did at the time of writing her award-winning collection, The January Children. Looking back, she was ‘so concerned with a sort of diasporic longing that centered nationhood and nationality as the primary sites of belonging, and I just really don’t believe that anymore.’ Read More...
‘We Were Once Girls’ 24 Books by African Women to Expect in 2024
2024 will be an exciting year for women in the African literary landscape. From Aiwanose Odafen to Namina Forna, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond to Olumide Popoola, this year promises an even more colourful look at the experiences, struggles and triumphs of African women. Read More...
‘I Am Drawn to Stories That Tackle Complicated Family Relationships’ Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond’s First Draft
Ghanaian writer and author of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, says her children’s book was inspired by a Bible passage about the furnishings in King Solomon’s temple. Read More...
How Flavour Reinvented Highlife The Evolution of Highlife’s Most Enduring Artist
In his Igbocentric songs, Flaovur reflects the variant sides of Highlife. He’s been at every party and knows every expression. He represents the nascent era of modern Afropop and knows the language of the present one. He sings for your grandfather and your unborn kid. And still, he shows no signs of stopping. Read More...
A Peculiar People Christianity and Nigerian Public Life
Nothing was untouched by the practice of religion in Nigeria. You could not pour sand in your ears to drown out its demands. We carried on with the assumption that the spirit world was a place of dynamism where things happened before they reached our plane. I loved this about us... Yet I came to see how our approach to religion and spirituality wounded us. Read More...
7 Books Your Book Club Should Be Reading Now
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...
‘Every Story Has Its Own Spirit and Demons’ Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s First Draft
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...
The Nigeria Imaginary Cover Art Contest
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...
