Special series
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Malawi: COVID-19 hindered business for farmers. They found solutions.
With access to markets and capital negatively impacted by the pandemic, people have found ways to cushion the damage. In Blantyre, everyone in the ... -
“I was tricked into buying air”: Ugandans are losing their land
Amid the pandemic, many people have taken out loans, using land as collateral. Unable to earn and pay their debts, some now face eviction. ... -
#EndSARS: A movement finding healing six months after a massacre
“We asked to not be killed and we got killed for it.” In early October 2020, thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets ... -
The Nigerian government is burying its atrocities by attacking free press
The press has remained resilient during the #EndSARS protests, but these hostilities have to end for the sake of the country’s democracy. For two ... -
#EndSARS: It’s time for the diaspora to pick up the shift
What the Nigerian diaspora can do to maintain #EndSARS’ momentum and get justice for victims of police brutality. When Nigerians began protesting against police ... -
For #EndSARS, Nigerian women drew from a rich history of mobilisation
And their work will not be erased. On 4 October, popular online commentator Ozzy Etomi opined on Twitter: “There’ll be some traction to the ... -
The pitfalls – and privileges – of travelling while Black
Joe Shmoe may be able to backpack across Lomé with nothing more than the clothes on his back; you probably can’t. When I first ... -
#EndSARS: Not just a name or statistic. The tragedy of Rinji Bala
The widespread protests in Nigeria were motivated by real and often deeply personal experiences of police brutality. Here is one. Before Rinji Uzziel Bala’s ...
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