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Over the past four decades, one set of economic ideas has become increasingly influential across Nigeria.
Where did these ideas come from—and how did they become conventional wisdom?
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'By the time the monthly payment reaches her account, part of it belongs to the women and men who plucked the leaves, another part is automatically deducted by the factory that supplied fertilizer on credit, and another part to the village shop where maize flour, sugar and cooking oil have been bought on promise rather than cash.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
'They recognized African feminist struggles as ‘inextricably linked to our past as a continent, diverse pre-colonial contexts, slavery, colonization, liberation struggles, neocolonialism, globalization’ and in this context, climate exploitation and extractivism.' rpublc.com/story/2025/10/26/…
Today in 1954, Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. became the first Black general in the US Air Force. #RPUBLCHistory ⌛
During the Second World War, Davis commanded the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering Black fighter pilots whose combat record helped challenge racial discrimination in the US military. In this interview, he reflects on the achievements of the all-Black fighter group and how their success helped secure a place for Black servicemen in the future of the US Air Force.
🎥: Reelblack One / YouTube
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Nigeria hasn’t counted its people since 2006, yet population estimates of 220 or 250 million are routinely cited with remarkable confidence.
Can a modern country be built without knowing how many people live in it? rpublc.com/story/2026/09/13/…
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'Digital scales were officially introduced in Kenya’s smallholder tea sector in December 2020 to reduce disputes over weighing and restore confidence in the buying centres.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
'Although the fertilizer that feeds the tea bush is partly government-funded and the weighing scale is digital, neither guarantees that the money reaching Joyce’s account will be enough to live on.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
'Farmers stand in an orderly queue, their bodies leaning against heavy, woven plastic sacks packed tight with the day’s harvest.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
Why Are Kenya’s Tea Farmers Living Below the Poverty Line? #OnSite⚡️
Kenya’s tea industry generated roughly $1.4 billion in export revenue in 2025, but how much of that wealth reaches the farmers who grow the leaves?
In ‘The Social Life of Tea Money in Kenya’, Martina Jebet follows the money from smallholder farms to the global tea market, revealing how production costs, delayed payments and overseas processing shape farmers’ earnings.
This is our first interactive story, featuring animations and visual assets designed to bring the reporting to life. For the full experience, read the story on our website. Link in our bio. rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
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If Kenya is the world’s leading exporter of black tea, how come the 834,000 smallholder farmers growing tea across Kenya’s highland counties still cannot meet the country’s poverty threshold? This is the story of what happens to tea money after the digital scale beeps. rpublc.com/story/2026/10/25/…
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Today in 1900, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born.
She was a Nigerian nationalist, feminist, and political organizer, who challenged colonial authority and fought for women’s rights. In 1946, she helped lead the Abeokuta Women’s Union, mobilizing thousands of women against unfair taxation and political exclusion.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti's legacy extends far beyond being the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria. She was a formidable political force who helped reshape women’s place in Nigeria’s public life.
📝: Winnie Obunabor
🎥: Adeyinka Makinde / YouTube
📸: 1) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti / Wikimedia Commons.
2) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti graduate / Wikimedia Commons.
3) 70 year old Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on her birthday / Wikimedia Commons.
4) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti graduate / Sally Dyson and Alhaji L. A. K. Abibi., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
5) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti with a group of women in most likely Abeokuta, 1940-50s, Unknown Photographer.
6) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
'Africa’s Hustle Republics' explores the social life of money across Africa. From weddings and agriculture to migration, finance and informal economies, this issue examines the many ways Africans make, move, perform and imagine money. shop.rpublc.com/products/the…
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'This vision of a borderless West Africa, brimming with trade and collaboration, was one I thought truly existed. But it doesn’t.' rpublc.com/story/2025/08/10/…
'At this point it makes sense to place Nigeria’s state creation journey in comparison to similar processes in other countries around the world. Expectedly, there are similarities with other federalized republics like the United States in the sense that civil wars were waged in both countries to stifle secessionist pursuits.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/04/…
