Culture & Society
Under the Radar Descent-based Slavery as a Form of Contemporary Slavery
Examining the links between descent-based slavery and contemporary slavery in West Africa helps us to find the missing link to understanding the conditions under which slavery and slavery-like practices keep persisting despite abolitions and international anti-slavery legislation. Read more. Read More...
‘Like Black Mirror, But a Book.’ Temi Ibirogba’s First Draft
African policy researcher, Temi Ibirogba sees a lot of misconceptions about Africa and blackness. Read our interview. Read More...
Wartime Forced Marriage and Sexual Slavery in Africa Cases from Uganda and Sierra Leone
Years after civil wars have ended in northern Uganda and Sierra Leone, women abducted by rebel groups continue to experience exclusion. Their experiences reveal that reintegration is not linear but lifelong and potentially intergenerational. Read more. Read More...
Searching Through Smoke What an Ancestry Test Could Not Teach Me About My History
In my family, the past had always been a sore subject. I hoped an ancestry test would change that. Read more. Read More...
‘I Need Deadlines to Focus Me.’ Emmanuel Akinwotu’s First Draft
Journalist, Emmanuel Akinwotu finds the process to be the most exciting part of writing more than end-result. Read our interview. Read More...
‘I Have Never Wanted to Think of Writing as Anything Other Than Enjoyment.’ Nafeesah Allen’s First Draft
Author and independent researcher, Nafeesah Allen believes writing should be something you enjoy. Read our interview. Read More...
Books As Ammunition How I Found Solace in Rereading Buchi Emecheta’s ‘Second Class Citizen’
I couldn’t see writing in my future, despite leaving Nigeria for a creative writing course. Then I read Buchi Emecheta. Read more. Read More...
‘Love Does Not Win Elections’ Ayisha Osori's First Draft
Author and development practitioner, Ayisha Osori ran for office in 2014 and recently changed how she thinks about Nigeria’s political processes. Read our interview. Read More...
‘I Truly Feel Closest to God When I Write.’ Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu’s First Draft
Author, Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu, considers writing to be a form of worshi and feels closest to God when she writes. Read more. Read More...
The Wizard of Kirsten Hall Who Was Herbert Macaulay?
75 years ago, Herbert Macaulay, one of the most iconic Nigerians of all time, died. Perhaps his greatest legacy was to establish a political party, Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), which became a vehicle for Nigerian nationalism. Read more Read More...
