Written in 1979, Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood, patriarchy takes a sobering look at societal resistance to women’s shifting roles in pre-independent Nigeria, colonialism’s impact on African culture, and the notion of pregnancy as the ultimate prize and pride of womanhood.
Read MoreComedy is booming in Nigeria, having morphed from a side hustle in the mid-nineties to a serious, full-fledged business. But as with most male-dominated fields, the country's comedy scene has a misogyny problem.
Read MoreLife is going according to plan for Efuru until an accident leaves her hospitalised days before her fiftieth birthday. But just as she prepares to submit to fate, Efuru gets a sweet surprise.
Read MoreAt age 14, Joseph and a group of friends founded a school to provide education to children in Uganda’s Kyangwali Camp. The school has since supported over 1000 pupils through primary school, 700 through secondary and seen some of its graduates enroll in universities around the world.
Read MoreThirty-five years after Chinua Achebe published The Trouble with Nigeria, Nigeria continues to grapple with the same problems enumerated in his essay, thanks to poor leadership.
Read MoreElnathan John’s debut novel is a coming-of-age story set in northern Nigeria. Its simple, unembellished prose is narrated by Dantala, the smart, inquisitive street kid and Islamic scholar, and presents a convincing picture of how poverty, corruption and brutality perpetrated by security forces have bred disaffection and insurgency groups in the country.
Read MoreThe Indian Ocean city of Dar es Salaam may be a stopover for tourists journeying ahead to Zanzibar—the quaint archipelago a flight or ferry away—or going on safaris to national parks. But there’s still plenty on offer if you have 24 hours to spare.
Read MoreOkey Ndibe’s memoir derives its comical title from a string of advice an uncle had given Ndibe on the eve of his maiden voyage to America. “And the first thing to remember is this: Never look an American in the eye… They take it as an insult,” the uncle intones. “If they catch you, a stranger, looking them in the face, they will shoot.”
Read MoreWomanhood is a confection of experiences, choices and a sense of being
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