There is a statement, “Africa is a country” used to satirize “Western” preconceptions about Africa. With billions of people, thousands of ethnicities, several colonial histories and varied post-independence struggles, the continent is spoken of as a single plane that is beset by bad leadership, unending poverty, and the odd scenery. Yes, the continent has these, and yes, there really are some similarities across the different countries and cultures. But, the question remains: Is that all that can be said? And there is another question: How can you represent what truly is Africa?
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FICTION
6/ Okani-Nkam Modern Day Project Esame Bassey
30/ A Safe Indiscretion Sefi Atta
39/ Nyamiri Okwuje Israel Chukwuemeka
50/ It Is Runonko Time Brian Bwesigye
54/ A Beautiful Mind Lara Daniels
86/ Guilt Trip Sylva Nze Ifedigbo
94/ Thirteen Tosin Akingbulu
102/ The Attempted Killing of Faruk Richard Ali
NON-FICTION
13/ Something Else Not Violence Keguro Macharia
60/ Face Me, I Book You: Writing Africa‘s Agency in the Age of the Netizen Pius Adesanmi
68/ Do We Still Have Postcolonialism? Kenneth W. Harrow
92/ The Real Tragedy in Being African Miriam Jerotich
POETRY
5/ Poetry for the Iroko Men Godspower Oboido
16-19/ Kidal | Bukavu| Jos Peter Akinlabi
54/ You Hum Tunes Okoroafor Chibuzor
109/ Touchdown Ikeogu Oke
INTERVIEWS
24/ Dami Ajayi converses with Sefi Atta
43/ Akumbu Uche‘s interview of Dike Chukwumerije
SHORT PLAY
34/ Seretse, My King Donald Molosi
VISUAL ART
20/ All in the Night Together Brendan Bannon Mike Pflanz
47/ Daily Life in Algeria Jeroen Evers
57/ Gabon Space Elevator Némo Tral
79/ Journey through Southern and Eastern Africa Dillon Marsh
98/ Shadows and Traffic Serubiri Moses
114/ Infographic Africa Francesco Poroli
