By Richard Ikiebe Many people outside East Africa may not have heard of Tundu Lissu, the Tanzanian opposition politician who is today in prison facing a treason charge that could carry the death penalty. Lissu is not an obscure political activist in his native Tanzania. He is the leaderContinue Reading
By Richard Ikiebe In Durban two weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa faced a consequential diplomatic crisis of continental magnitude. South Africa was hosting the 46th Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) against the backdrop of ongoing xenophobic violence in the Rainbow Nation. He chose to confront the matter directly.Continue Reading
In 1965, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, African American playwright Douglas Turner Ward’s Day of Absence posed a radical dramatic question: What would happen if every Black person suddenly disappeared from a Southern American town? Through satire, the play exposed the dependence of a racist society onContinue Reading
— Derick Fagbohun Months ago, while browsing through Brittle Paper, a title caught my attention: The Great Delusion, a play by Nigerian playwright Majekodunmi Ebhohon. I kept it on my reading list, curious about the story behind such an intriguing title, until last week when I finally found a copyContinue Reading
The Department of English, Edo State University Iyamho, has adopted The Great Delusion, a prize-winning play by Nigerian dramatist, Majekodunmi Oseriemen Ebhohon, for formal undergraduate studies. The adoption follows an expanding body of scholarship surrounding the text, which examines racial justice, epistemic theft, and the historic contributions of Africans toContinue Reading
