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🚨Order Now: Our Latest Issue: The Enduring Voice of Wole Soyinka     Our latest magazine issue, The Enduring Voice of Wole Soyinka, is now available!     On 13 July 2024, Wole Soyinka, the first Black Nobel laureate turned 90 years old. For more than 65 years, Soyinka has continued to leave his mark on the sand of time. In celebration of this important milestone and in recognition of his significant contribution to literary and political discourse in Nigeria and the broader African continent, The Republic’s latest issue critically examines Soyinka’s impact.     This issue features Republic editor, Wale Lawal, in conversation with Wole Soyinka; an extended personal essay from novelist, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, on what Wole Soyinka means to her; essayist, Richard Solomon, on the genocide in Gaza and how Wole Soyinka’s works can inform solidarity towards Palestine and global decolonization struggles; and much more!     In addition to the above, this issue features writing from Yinka Adetu, Oluwaseun Adetunji, Ancci, Carey Baraka, Fayssal Bensalah, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Yomi Folaranmi, Olabanke Oyinkansola Goriola, Moboluwajidide Joseph, Hassan Kassim, Patrice Nganang, and Ibrahim Williams.     You can order this magazine alone here: https://lnkd.in/dt4smzz9 Save on a year of shipping and have the magazine delivered straight to you with our annual print + digital subscription here: https://lnkd.in/dFJ5Q3zc We will start shipping from 02 September 2024. Orders will close at 23:59 (WAT) on 30 November 2024. We ship worldwide! Support for this magazine came from the Open Society Foundations. All our cover interviews and essays are free to read with a Free Pass. Simply register at https://lnkd.in/deHVaAMS (It’s Free!) Already have an account? Log in. _______________ Illustrators: Dayo Baiyegunhi (Dayourthefuture), Sarah Kanu, Kevwe Ogini, Charles Owen, Damilola Mojid Junior Editor: Victoria Audu Associate Editor: Peace Yetunde Onafuye Senior Editor: Yusuf Omotayo Editor-in-Chief: Wale Lawal Issue Design: Damilola Mojid and Wale Lawal Cover art: ‘Kongi’s Harvest’, by diana ejaita, with oversight from Wale Lawal. #RepublicSoyinka #ReadRepublic

The Kenyan Musician Reviving Originality in African Art. #OnSite⚡ Kenya musician, Liboi, is reviving African live performance with Whispers of Power, where the audience becomes a key part of the show. Read more about Liboi’s live performance here: https://lnkd.in/d5u-XPz7 _________________ 📝: Tonny Ogwa 🔍: Yusuf Omotayo, Wale Lawal; Editors 📷: Liboi’s Whispers of Power. MURATHE NGIGI / BRIAN KHAVALAJI.

Today in 1905, the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was born. #RPUBLCHistory⌛ On 18 October 1905, the first president of Côte d’Ivoire and one of Africa’s longest-serving head of state, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was born in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. A claimant to a traditional chieftaincy position, Houphouët-Boigny entered the French West Africa School of Medicine in Dakar, Senegal, in 1921 where he qualified as a medical assistant. In 1945, Houphouët-Boigny was elected to the French Constituent Assembly. He founded the Parti Démocratique de la Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), the first major political party in Côte d’Ivoire and, later, the African Democratic Rally, an inter-territorial party. He led Côte d’Ivoire to independence in August 1960 and was elected president afterward. With Houphouët-Boigny as president, the country developed its agricultural sector, focusing less on industrialization. By the early 1980's Côte d’Ivoire became the world’s leading cocoa producer. It also became Africa’s leading exporter of pineapples and palm oil. The economic stability Houphouët-Boigny built during his first two decades in office began to plummet when there was a slump in world commodity prices. Houphouët-Boigny ruled for 33 years, until 7 December 1993 when he died from prostate cancer after he was disconnected from life support. At the time of his death, he was the third-longest-serving leader in the world, after President Kim Il Sung, the North Korean leader, and Fidel Castro of Cuba. Read more about African history here: https://lnkd.in/dCSmnZR9 ____________ 📝: Adams Adeosun and Tomisin Awosika 📷: 1) The first president of Côte d’Ivoire , Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation. 2) Photograph of President and Mrs. Félix Houphouët-Boigny. White House Photographs / John F. Kennedy. 3) President of Côte d’Ivoire , Félix Houphouët-Boigny (right), and First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny (center), arrive at the White House for a dinner in with President John F. Kennedy. Abbie Rowe / White House Photographs / John F. Kennedy.

Get The Republic delivered straight to your mailbox. Sign up to our daily newsletter. It’s free! Out 8 a.m., Mondays-Fridays. In today’s edition: Liboi’s Whispers of Power, African art, Death and The King’s Horseman, and more.

Nigeria’s Failure at The Olympics. #OnSite⚡ Who is to blame for Nigeria’s loss at the 2024 Olympics? Nigerian writer, Ernest Nweke argues that it boils down to systemic failures from the Ministry of Sports Development. Read more about Nigeria’s performance at the 2024 Olympics here: https://lnkd.in/ew9bjSMe ___________ 📝: Ernest Nweke 🔍: Peace Onafuye, Yusuf Omotayo; Editors 📷: 1) Photo illustration by Dami Mojid / THE REPUBLIC. Photo 1: Powerlifter, Onyinyechi Mark. HIROKI NISHIOKA /WPPO. Photo 2: Favour Ofili. LSU / IG. 2) Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh. 3) Paris2024 - Women's Road Race - 10 - Ukpeseraye. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. 4) Annette Echikunwoke. USATF / IG. 5) Paris 2024 Paralympic Games | Para Powerlifting | Women's up to 41kg | Esther Nworgu, Nigeria. International Paralympic Committee / Flickr.

Today in 1956, the first African American woman in space, Mae Jemison was born. #RPUBLCHistory⌛ On 17 October 1956, the first female African American astronaut, Mae Jemison, was born in Alabama, US. Jemison earned a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in 1977 and 1981 respectively. Jemison also studied in Cuba and Kenya, and worked as a Peace Corps medical officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia. In 1985, she returned to the US where she applied to train with NASA as an astronaut. She was one of 15 candidates chosen out of 2,000 applicants, becoming the first African American woman to be admitted to NASA’s training programme in 1987. In 1992, Jemison became the first African American woman in space when she, alongside 6 other astronauts, went to space aboard the Endeavour for 8 days. She has won many awards and honours for her achievements as an astronaut. Read more about space exploration here: https://lnkd.in/eR6Jdph7 ____________ 📝: Adams Adeosun and Tomisin Awosika 📷: 1) Dr Mae Jemison on board Spacelab. NASA / Roger Ressmeyer / Corbis / VCG / Getty Images. 2) Official portrait of STS-47 Mission Specialist Mae C. Jemison in LES. July 1992. NASA. 3) Dr. Mae Jemison is shown at work in her office in Los Angeles. June 1987. Bettmann / Getty Images. 4) Mae Jemison smiles as suit technician Sharon McDougle performs an unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit prior to the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on the shuttle Endeavour, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, September 12, 1992. NASA / Interim Archives / Getty Images.

Get The Republic delivered straight to your mailbox. Sign up to our daily newsletter. It’s free! Out 8 a.m., Mondays-Fridays. In today’s edition: Nigeria’s loss at the 2024 Olympics, D’Tigress, the future of Nigerian basketball, and more.

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