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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

So Far, So Poor: FIFA’s Troubled 2026 World Cup

Unlike previous editions of the World Cup in recent years, this year’s has been perceptibly different. Other than the intense jostling for the ball and the neck-and-neck battle quest to outscore one’s opponent that headlines games during the World Cup, the tournament, in recent memories, used to represent a thorough rehearsal of global unity. In […]

Favour Bamijoko

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3 months ago

So Far, So Poor: FIFA’s Troubled 2026 World Cup

Ade Onibada Made No 10 Downing Street Mad

Ade Onibada is a freelance journalist, producer, and occasional host/moderator. Cutting her teeth at Buzzfeed at the peak of its internet notoriety forms a distinct POV through which virality and the internet can be understood. For that and more, she’s the perfect subject for this column. Who are you? What do you do?  My name […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

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4 months ago

Ade Onibada Made No 10 Downing Street Mad
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