Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie provided a gripping fictionalized account of the Biafran war in her novel Half of a Yellow Sun, one that introduced many to a pivotal moment in modern African history. 

Over the past month in Nigeria, there have been protests calling for the Nigerian government to #ENDSARS and broader reform in Nigeria, so here’s a little explainer on the issues. 

We chatted with Theresa Lola, poet, facilitator and Young People's Laureate for London, about how to write poetry and make a career as a poet. It's part of the Artist Workshop with Voice series, funded by Arts Council England.

"I’m so lucky and so blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful women, I don’t know what I’d do without them"