Nigeria
Welcome to Lagos: Africa’s new skate hotspot
Straight outta Las Gidi — Red Bull photographer Tyrone Bradley captures an emerging scene in Lagos, Nigeria which is blowing up thanks to local crew Wafflesncream.
Written by: Alex King
Sinkane pays tribute to musical enigma William Onyeabor
A legend shrouded in mystery — Ahmed Gallab, musical director of Onyeabor tribute project the Atomic Bomb! Band, sheds light on a groundbreaking figure he drew inspiration from up-close.
Written by: Sophie Church
Watch Nigeria’s first homegrown skate edit
Underground fire from Lagos — Nigerian skate brand WAFFLESNCREAM present ‘Jide’, the country’s first self-produced skate edit, shot in the urban grind of Africa’s most populous city - Lagos.
Written by: Alex King
Dayo Ntwari: The Afrofuturist writer shaping Africa’s next generation through sci-fi
Stories for a new African century — Dayo Ntwari is one of a new generation of writers using sci-fi to imagine a bold future for Africa and exorcise the demons of today, like corruption, religious exploitation and Boko Haram.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: How Muslim romance novels became a portal to understand women’s lives in Northern Nigeria
Romance, tradition, love and loss in Boko Haram's heartland — When Glenna Gordon stumbled across a Muslim romance novel in Nigeria’s religious north, she entered a world where the rules of love became a barrier - a border that marked the limits of how deeply she could connect. Glenna's book Diagram of the Heart explores the cottage industry of Muslim women writing romance novels in Northern Nigeria, an area best know for terrorist attacks by Boko Haram. Here are Glenna's personal reflections on the project from Huck's Documentary Special III.
Written by: Glenna Gordon
Reflections on Nigeria’s historic presidential election
from documentary photographer Jason Andrew — Fears of Boko Haram, vote rigging and political violence couldn’t stop Nigerians from voting for the country’s first democratic transfer of power.
Written by: Alex King
Rallying to raise awareness of Nigerian tragedy
I am Charlie but I am Baga too — Why did newspapers react in horror to the Charlie Hebdo attacks but barely comment on the recent atrocities in Nigeria?
Written by: Shelley Jones
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the voice on Beyoncé's 'Flawless', on the narratives of Africa
Africa is not a single story — We caught up with novelist and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in London earlier this year as her seminal novel Half of a Yellow Sun sprang to life on the big screen.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
WAFFLESNCREAM
Huck Indies — African youth are building a new skate lifestyle industry on their own terms at WAFFLESNCREAM.
Written by: Alex King