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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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3 weeks ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

State Capture by Invitation: How Russia Is Expanding Power in Africa

To understand what Russia wants in Africa, it helps to first strip away the illusion that Moscow is behaving differently from other global powers. The United States, Europe, China, the Gulf states — all seek influence on the African continent for the same fundamental reasons: access to natural resources, control over trade routes, diplomatic leverage, […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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8 months ago

State Capture by Invitation: How Russia Is Expanding Power in Africa

The Geopolitics of African Football

The recently concluded African Cup of Nations in Morocco will go down in history for the most vivid and vibrant display of geopolitics in the continent’s most eminent sport, and for good reason. Morocco hosted the most technically and logistically impressive tournament, with impressive stadia and structures. The tournament itself rewarded the structure with strong […]

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

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8 months ago

The Geopolitics of African Football

12 Provocative African Books to Expect in 2026

In 2025, we witnessed the continent’s literary ecosystem buzz with an organic energy, from the blockbuster return of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Dream Count to the historic $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature, won by Oyin Olugbile, whose debut novel Sanya masterfully reimagined Yoruba mythology through a matriarchal lens. It was a year of looking back […]

Shalom Tewobola

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8 months ago

12 Provocative African Books to Expect in 2026

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Who Does Nigeria Remember?

Today, January 15, Nigeria once again marks Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD). Officially described as a solemn national moment set aside to honour courage, sacrifice, patriotism, and the supreme price paid by men and women who died in service to the country. More than a date on the calendar; it is framed as a collective […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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8 months ago

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Who Does Nigeria Remember?

Is African Music’s Foremost Awards Show Playing it Safe?

Blame it on their intrinsic nature or the human tendency for spirited conversation, but awards shows have, over time, become sites of public debate. The winners in select categories are typically the main object of debate. Dissenters challenge the discernment of the awarding body, and those in favor of the decision scramble to defend the […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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8 months ago

Is African Music’s Foremost Awards Show Playing it Safe?

How “Money Constant” Became The Soundtrack Of Detty December

By 1am of December 27th, 2025, the outdoor space of Glitz Event Centre, was packed out with guests—some two thousand by my estimation—who had gathered for Wonderland, the Island Block Party headlined by Wale and supported by a glittering lineup including Lojay, Ladipoe, Mavo, Oxlade, and Fave, amongst others. The festival had been scheduled to […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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8 months ago

How “Money Constant” Became The Soundtrack Of Detty December
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