Transcendent and sober, Freshwater examines the imbalances between the spirit and flesh and presents the battles waged in the unseen world over the corporeal. It dares to question the conundrum of humans as spirits encased in flesh—or flesh embodying sprits, depending on one’s convictions.
Read MoreThe second installment of Leye Adenle’s Amaka Thrillers series follows the lawyer protagonist as she tracks down the son-in-law of an ultra-powerful political party leader for his deadly assault of a prostitute. Political drama, shambolic elections and questionable police tactics are laid bare, making for a riveting read from the first page to the very end.
Read MoreNigeria has a history of artistes using creative methods to question power. Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti notoriously lampooned the military government in his music. Still, for many of Nigeria’s satirists, criticising those in power also comes with more indirect difficulties today.
Read MoreAma Ata Aidoo’s debut novel testifies to Africa’s problems with relation to Western interference and the predicament in which the continent finds itself today. Through personal observations and conversations, Sissie, the Ghanaian protagonist, delivers a sarcastic and humorous discourse on a myriad of issues ranging from the borrowed Victorian idea of billing strong, outspoken women as unladylike to white saviour-ism.
Read MoreThe idea of starting Cassava Republic, a Nigerian publishing firm dedicated to African literature, came to Bakare-Yusuf when she traveled to Nigeria as a visiting academic from the UK. She was shocked by the narrow range of literature in the bookshops and the non-existent libraries in the homes she visited.
Read MoreWith general elections less than a month away, Nigeria held a much-awaited presidential debate on 19 January. Voters around the country tuned in for two hours on Saturday evening to hear what their next president had to say about governing Africa’s most populous nation.
Read MoreThe New York Times’ decision to publish a graphic image of victims of a terrorist attack in Kenya and its subsequent response to the backlash make a case for why Western news outlets need to hire local journalists and editors.
Read MoreNigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, but ascertaining the percentage of those with learning disabilities is next to impossible as official data is nonexistent. As such, educational schemes barely address their needs, pushing them further to the margins of society.
Read MoreNigerian couples are cautiously turning to surrogacy to ease the woe of fertility. But many find the path is beset with problems, from stigma to a fog of legal uncertainty.
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