“It is an erroneous, and often tragic, colonial fantasy to perceive Africans as vague and abject creatures plucked from wild, virgin territory for the benefit of culture, civilisation and the formation of identifiable consciousness.” Part two of Sanya Osha’s look into slavery’s forgotten history.
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“The economies of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal and France would not be what they are presently without the transatlantic slave trade.” Sanya Osha looks at the history of the African slave trade and what it means today.
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“It is wholly appropriate that a contemporary, post-9/11 retelling of Sophocles’ story be set in the context of a recent war…” Peter Krause talks about the relevance of the Antigone story in Roy-Bhattacharya’s ‘The Watch’.
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“I have always felt a kinship with trees; in truth, most of my proclivities come down on the side of nature. I set this down to a combination of temperament and a childhood spent on a Caribbean island”. Summer Edward remembers her constant companions, the trees.
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“Despite sanctimonious exhortations from pastors and Imams, he tends to cling to his traditional beliefs. Some are ready to swear or take an oath at the ancestral shrine at the drop of a hat”. Part two of Kola King’s love letter to the Nigerian people.
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“Clearly Nigeria is a work in progress.” Kola King charts the future of Nigeria by looking at its past and its people.
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