When the BBC published an ‘analysis’ linking the low death rate of Africans from the novel coronavirus to the soaring levels of poverty in the continent, many of us were outraged. First at the framing of the piece: “Coronavirus in Africa: Could Poverty Explain Mystery Of Low Death Rate” then at the racist undertones that... Read More

August 7, 2018

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Sorry, Black Panther! We are loving this BBC Africa docu-series episode on the Dahomey Warriors

Imagine Black Panther without the Dora Milaje, the all-female army heavily inspired by the Dahomey warriors of the present-day Republic of Benin. Historically influential enough that they seized the zeitgeist, their story is the latest instalment in the BBC Africa’s Women Who Changed the World docu-series which premiered last month. Titled Dahomey Mothers, the episode... Read More

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August 2, 2017

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The Thread: “It is vulgar and degrading” | Americans come for Nigerians over our culture

It all started with Wale the rapper, who sprayed money on his daughter during her birthday. https://twitter.com/Wale/status/889917661760585731 Americans got mad but Wale’s not about to apologise for his heritage. In fact, here’s what he told TMZ. https://youtu.be/zgcMyVcS9J4 You would think that will make them chill. Not for a second. When BBC carried the story, Americans... Read More

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BBC africa, Entitlement, Nigerian culture, Spraying money, The Thread, Wale, White privilege

April 11, 2014

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Cheta Nwanze: Citizen Yusuf doesn’t deserve a spell on the naughty step

by Cheta Nwanze Sadly, it appears that for all of his service, Ciaxon has been missing from social media for just over a week now, and yesterday night… a known rabble-rouser alleged that Ciaxon was in fact singing hymns at DSS Central. On the morning of Sunday, March 30, a fire-fight took place within a few feet of... Read More

Low cases of coronavirus in Africa is an important question, being asked by the wrong people

Sorry, Black Panther! We are loving this BBC Africa docu-series episode on the Dahomey Warriors

The Thread: “It is vulgar and degrading” | Americans come for Nigerians over our culture

Cheta Nwanze: Citizen Yusuf doesn’t deserve a spell on the naughty step

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