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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

Cassava Republic Brings “The Mercy Step” to International Spotlight

Cassava Republic Press is celebrating major recognitions for The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson. The novel has been longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Discover Prize at the British Book Awards, two of the most significant literary honours in the UK. The road to publication was not easy. Senior […]

Mariam Ahmed

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7 months ago

Cassava Republic Brings “The Mercy Step” to International Spotlight

Zimbabwean Filmmaker, Tapiwa Chipfupa, Wants to Solve Structural Hurdles through AVEL

Zimbabwean director and producer, Tapiwa Chipfupa and her film initiative Audiovisual Entrepreneurs Laboratory (AVEL), were awarded the coveted Berlinale Talents Mastercard Enablement Programme at the recently concluded festival. The grant will support AVEL in equipping Zimbabwean producers with mentorship and guidance on film business. The Zimbabwean industry, like its neighbouring continental  counterparts, suffers from the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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7 months ago

Zimbabwean Filmmaker, Tapiwa Chipfupa, Wants to Solve Structural Hurdles through AVEL

Google Expands AI Search Features to Support Yorùbá and Hausa

Google has rolled out expanded language support for its AI-powered search features, AI Overviews and AI Mode, adding Yorùbá and Hausa to the list of languages now available to users across Africa. The update allows speakers of both Nigerian languages to interact with Google’s AI-driven search experience in their mother tongue making it easier to […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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7 months ago

Google Expands AI Search Features to Support Yorùbá and Hausa

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations

The Nigerian literary community has been engaged in an important conversation around piracy, unapproved digitization, accessibility, and distribution of Nigerian and African books. Fortune Amor’s digitization of over 200 African writers’ books belonging to the Heinemann African Writers Series sparked this timely conversation. Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, and others have rightfully called out […]

Seyi Lasisi

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7 months ago

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations
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