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Vol. 8, No. 1

AN AFRICAN FEMINIST MANIFESTO

In This Issue

African Feminist Manifesto

EDITOR'S FOREWORD

‘An African Feminist Manifesto’

For whom is the transformative potential of feminism new? Our latest issue, An African Feminist Manifesto, considers the imperatives for Black African feminism(s) in our uniquely uncertain times, plus more.

Feminist

COVER ESSAY

An African Feminist Manifesto

Decolonial African feminist thought is equal parts rage and radical care. It is a collaborative and unbiased call to action that insists on justice, self-determination, and autonomy, building on the legacies of foremothers to create our lifelines for our future and the ones that come after us.

Second Class Citizen

THE MINISTRY OF ART / BOOKS DEPT.

50 Years of Buchi Emecheta’s Second-Class Citizen

In 1974, Buchi Emecheta’s novel, Second-Class Citizen, was published. While this novel has inspired a generation of African writers, the themes Emecheta explored—such as Black immigrant life in the UK and the ills of a patriarchal society—remain as relevant today as ever.

White Nanny Black Child

THE MINISTRY OF ART / FILM DEPT.

Frida Orupabo

THE MINISTRY OF ART / PHOTO DEPT.

Funke Akindele

THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS x THE ECONOMY

Funke Akindele’s Path to a Billion Naira

Being a force in an industry is a difficult position to attribute to anyone. But after producing the top three highest-grossing movies in Nollywood and being the first and only filmmaker to surpass ₦1-billion-box-office sales, Funke Akindele has cemented herself as an entertainment titan.

African Climate

THE MINISTRY OF CLIMATE X ENVIRONMENT

Imperialism is the Arsonist of Our Forests

In 1986, Thomas Sankara delivered his famous speech, Imperialism is The Arsonist of Our Forests and Savannas, in which he denounced imperialism as the main driver of environmental destruction. Today, the climate crisis has become a pretext for imperialist economic expansion, leading to an urgent need to reorient the African climate justice agenda.

Skin-Bleaching

THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Abrahamic Tradition

THE MINISTRY OF MEMORIES

A Womanist Reading of African Women in Abrahamic Tradition

Though the presence of Abrahamic tradition within global Black consciousness often finds expression through male-dominated narratives, a closer examination uncovers Black women at the very centres of the most path-altering moments in the tradition, offering analogues with which Black women have interpreted, reimagined and reclaimed their past, present, and future.

West Africa

THE MINISTRY OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS

Geopolitical Projections in West Africa and the Wider Continent

A new element in geopolitics across Africa is the growth of political consciousness and the willingness to organize against unfavourable status quos. Recent events in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are representative of this new phase of relations between nations, governments and myriad interest groups.

King Charles

THE MINISTRY OF WORLD AFFAIRS

King Charles’ Non-Apology to Kenyans

Amidst global demands for reparations, King Charles offers Kenyans a (non)apology. But what substance can an apology from Britain hold, when its imperial and colonial crimes continue to shape and undo life in Kenya?

Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein

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Editors: Wale Lawal, Yusuf Omotayo, Peace Onafuye and Victoria Audu
Issue Design: Wale Lawal and Dami Mojid
Illustrators: Dami Mojid, Kevwe Ogini and Charles Owen
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Vol. 8, No. 1

An African Feminist Manifesto Introduction
IN THIS ISSUE
FOREWORD
An African Feminist Manifesto: The Republic V8, N1 by Wale Lawal
COVER ESSAY
An African Feminist Manifesto: Towards Decolonial Worldmaking by Ololade Faniyi;
FEATURED ESSAYS
Funke Akindele’s Path to a Billion Naira: How the ‘Queen of Wakapass’ Seized the Heart of Nollywood by Assumpta Audu; A 40-Year-Old Japa Story: With a New Generation of Andrews Checking Out, Did Nigeria Really Survive? by Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun; War Against Melanin: ​​​The Menace of Skin-Bleaching in Nigeria by Foyin Ejilola; ‘We Have the Same Destiny’: Geopolitical Projections in West Africa and the Wider Continent by Otobong Inieke; (Non)Apology Cannot Mean Repair: King Charles’ Non-Apology to Kenyans by Mumbi Kanyogo; Sacrifice and Rebirth: A Womanist Reading of African Women in Abrahamic Tradition by Kai Mora; How to Build a Dream Body: The Disruptive Potential of Frida Orupabo’s Metamorphic Women  by Kéchi Nne Nomu; The Adah Archetype: 50 Years of Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen by Peace Yetunde Onafuye; Shadows of a Forgotten Past: Unveiling the Truth of White Nanny, Black Child: Exploring the Untold Stories of Informally Fostered African Children in the UK by Jamila Pereira; and Imperialism is the Arsonist of Our Forests: Towards an African Climate Justice Agenda by Aby L. Sène.  
FIRST DRAFT
‘I Want My Writing to Sound on Paper How It Sounds in My Head and Heart’ by Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein
ART
⎈ Cover Illustration: ‘Women are Different, 2024’, by Diana Ejaita ⎈ Issue Design: Wale Lawal and Dami Mojid ⎈ Illustrators: Dami Mojid, Kevwe Ogini and Charles Owen.
Forthcoming
In our next issue, The Republic will critically discuss Neo-colonialism in Africa