The 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 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 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.
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 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.
Read MoreAt age 14, Joseph and a group of friends founded a school to provide education to children in Uganda’s Kyangwali Camp. The school has since supported over 1000 pupils through primary school, 700 through secondary and seen some of its graduates enroll in universities around the world.
Read MoreThirty-five years after Chinua Achebe published The Trouble with Nigeria, Nigeria continues to grapple with the same problems enumerated in his essay, thanks to poor leadership.
Read MoreThe Indian Ocean city of Dar es Salaam may be a stopover for tourists journeying ahead to Zanzibar—the quaint archipelago a flight or ferry away—or going on safaris to national parks. But there’s still plenty on offer if you have 24 hours to spare.
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