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This image is for our piece on Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana

Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana

Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019

In Ghana, as in the rest of West Africa, queer people are subject to considerable repression, which may assume social and legal dimensions.

FieldworkGhanaOctober/November 2019

This photo is for our piece on a future ready Africa.

What Does a Future-Ready Africa Need? Change: A Terrifying Story

Johann HarmseOctober 12, 2019

To adequately prepare for the future of work, African professionals will have to reimagine what education and professional life mean.

October/November 2019

This photo is for our piece on the nigerianization of crimes in South Africa.

Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019

The rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria has affected the relationship between citizens of both countries to such an extent that they see themselves as being in a perpetual competition.

August/September 2019Editors Picks: Independence DayNigeriaSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Globalization and Global Value Chains Prospects for Africa's Industrialization

Daniel ChimezieSeptember 6, 2019

Africa can promote industrialization by leveraging on its abundant cheap labour, its commodities and the green industrialization agenda.

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No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019

Nigeria is not alone in cybercrime. But among a considerable number of Nigerians, cybercrime or Yahoo Yahoo exists at the intersection of crime and means of livelihood; wrong but necessary.

August/September 2019Library

#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019

Big Tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, exhibit a new stage of corporate power. These organizations are so large, our views on them are inconsequential—they have effectively become too big to like.

August/September 2019Library

John Magufuli’s Baby Fever What the President of Tanzania Gets Wrong about Population Growth in Africa

Christopher Olaoluwa OgunmodedeJuly 30, 2019

Why reducing neonatal mortality rates and poverty levels should be prioritized over population growth in Africa.

June/July 2019Tanzania

The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria

Omotayo OyewoleJuly 26, 2019

Nigerian space institutions strive to meet the objectives set out in a 28-year roadmap amid widespread scepticism and constrained funding.

June/July 2019

A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco

Abdulrasheed IsahJuly 8, 2019

Despite widespread scepticism towards the Eco, having a common currency in West Africa is not only a smart idea but also a huge step in the right direction towards regional development and stronger intra-African trade.

June/July 2019

When Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Rhodesians Talked About Race Revisiting Nigeria – Zimbabwe Relations

Brooks MarmonJune 7, 2019

While Nigerian support for Zimbabwean and broader southern African liberation was extensive, it was considerably more nuanced and more fractured than often remembered.

Editors Picks: Independence DayJune/July 2019NigeriaSouth AfricaZimbabwe

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