Listed by ELLE Magazine as one of “12 women changing the world”, Minna Salami, a Nigerian-Finnish author, blogger and commentator, discusses the importance of feminist civil society groups and why she’s impatient with the idea of empowering women simply for economic reasons.
Read MoreTen years after Nigeria ratified the UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities, a disability bill continues to ping pong between the legislative and executive arms of government. Frustrated by the lack of progress, disability activists, some of whom are disabled themselves, are calling for their rights to be recognised.
Read MoreTrevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime is a funny and insightful account of growing up in pre and post-Apartheid South Africa as a biracial boy and doubles as a paean to his mother, Patricia, whose significant presence in the book marks her undeniable influence over the comedian’s life.
Read MoreLola Shoneyin founded the Aké Festival in 2013 with the aim of promoting, developing and celebrating creativity in Africa. She spoke to Shayera Dark about the fifth edition of the Aké Arts and Book Festival, which took place in Lagos from 25–28 October under the theme ‘Fantastical Futures’.
Read MoreThe Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Ethiopia have at one point or another restricted internet access, and critics worry this trend could become commonplace across Africa.
Read MoreShe singles out her assaulter/His appendage calls a lawyer
Read MoreAbubakar A. Ibrahim explores love, friendship, loss, sexism and violence in his debut novel Season of Crimson Blossoms, a story about a widowed, middle-aged teacher and her young gangster lover. Set in Northern Nigeria, the novel turns on its head preconceived views of what it means to be a Muslim woman living in a conservative society.
Read MoreBeginning in the seventies, and set in the backdrop of Nigeria’s turbulent military era, this coming-of-age story trails Enitan’s middle class existence from preteen to adulthood as she questions, resists, conforms and mocks gender norms.
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