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Race and Identity in the Modern World
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⎈ National Belonging and Social Integration: Race and Migration in Mozambique by Nafeesah Allen; ⎈ Uncovering Edinburgh: Rethinking Empire and Race in Scotland by Henry Dee; ⎈ The Power of Social Media: Nigeria's Changing Feminist Movement by Cynthia Igodo; ⎈ Racism or Classism? Africa's Hidden Race Problem by Moses Ochonu; and much more. Read the entire issue.  
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On August 30, 2023, General Brice Oligui Nguema led a coup that ended the Bongo family's 55-year rule in Gabon. The Gabonese people, fed up with authoritarian rule, called for the dissolution of the former ruling party, the Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG) and the complete removal of its officials from power. In April 2025, Nguema was formally elected president with 90% of the vote, promising to, as Bergès Mietté writes, ‘rehabilitate the dignity of the Gabonese people and restore institutional integrity.’ However, despite popular demand for a clean break, he has been quietly reappointing former regime officials to key positions. Mietté notes that while Gabon's Inclusive National Dialogue of April 2024 recommended the immediate suspension of the PDG and barring its members from elections, Nguema has chosen a policy of more ‘inclusion’, essentially rehabilitating the very system people wanted destroyed. Mietté argues that his proximity to the former regime (he once served as Omar Bongo's aide-de-camp) raises serious questions about whether this is a genuine political overhaul or just new wine in old skin.⁠ For a country that celebrated the end of dynastic rule, discovering that the new president is essentially recycling the old guard feels like a betrayal of the revolution's promise. Gabon may have changed its leader, but has it truly changed its system? ⁠
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📷: Photo illustration by Dami Mojid (@dami_mojid) / THE REPUBLIC. Source Ref 1: Swearing-in ceremony of President Brice Nguema, Libreville, 2025. PAUL KAGAME / FLICKR. Ref 2: Omar and Ali Bongo. / EU, FOREIGN OFFICE.⁠
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Today in 1981, there was a coup in the Central Afr Today in 1981, there was a coup in the Central African Republic (CAR). #RPUBLCHistory⏳ ⁠
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On 01 September 1981, the Central African Republic’s military, led by General André-Dieudonné Kolingba, deposed civilian president, David Dacko. Dacko, who was on an official visit to Libya at the time, was deposed for the second time in 15 years.⁠
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📝: Adams Adeosun and Ugonna Eronini⁠
📷: 1) André-Dieudonné Kolingba was a Central African politician who was the fourth president of the Central African Republic, from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. International Magazine Services.⁠
2) Central African Republic: Torn Apart by Violence. Flickr. ⁠
3) President of the Central African Republic, David Dacko, welcomes Israeli President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi during his visit, 8 August 1962. Wikimedia Commons. ⁠
5 Books to Read After Femi Otedola’s ‘Making i 5 Books to Read After Femi Otedola’s ‘Making it Big’. 📚⁠
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If you’ve just read Femi Otedola’s memoir, Making It Big and are wondering what else to read to understand the Nigerian and African business world, this week’s book recommendations are just for you.⁠
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From books that chronicle the journey of successful businessmen to those that provide insights into the African business world, our recommendations will help you understand what it takes to build a successful business in Africa.⁠
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Have you read any of these books? What books would you recommend? Tell us in the comment section!⁠
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Today in 1966, Yakubu Gowon restored Nigeria from Today in 1966, Yakubu Gowon restored Nigeria from a unitary state to a federation. #RPUBLCHistory⌛️⁠
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On 31 August 1966, Yakubu Gowon repealed the Unification Decree (Decree No. 34) of the previous Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi administration, returning Nigeria to a federal structure of government.⁠
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📝: Adams Adeosun and Ugonna Eronini⁠
📷: 1) 1966 portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Yakubu Gowon. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS⁠
2) First military head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. United Nations.⁠
3) General Gowon (left) is greeted by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim (right). UN
7 African Writers and the Books You Would Never Gu 7 African Writers and the Books You Would Never Guess They Own. #OnSite⚡⁠
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In this week’s First Draft column, we asked seven African writers, including Fatima Bala and Ike Anya, about the books on their bookshelves that might catch people by surprise. Here’s what they told us.⁠
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Which book or response surprised you most? Let us know in the comments.⁠
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Swipe to see their responses and read more answers by clicking this image at the link in our bio.⁠
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🎨: Ike Anya; Onyi Nwabineli; Chitra Nagarajan. Illustrations by Kevwe Ogini (@dfutureart)⁠
🔍: Peace Onafuye (@yetundeandbooks); Editor
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