Ibrahim Williams

Jan 12, 2025 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Ibrahim Williams

I was born and bred in Lagos, arguably the commercial capital of the continent, but I’d never seen an African map up close. The map, which shows all 54 independent nations of the continent, has Algeria at its top and South Africa at its bottom. There is no inclusion of Somaliland like there is in real life since it is yet to be recognized by many sovereign nations even as it continues to efficiently govern itself since 1991.

Aug 25, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Ibrahim Williams

A cloudy Friday afternoon in 2019, for example. An armed man walks into a mosque in . He walks past the gate into the main hall, shooting anything and everyone in his way. Without really intending to, he leaves some alive or injured. And then, as he is a vicegerent doing God’s work of cleansing Europe of its Black and Brown strangers, he proceeds towards a second mosque to do the same thing: make them make sure not to feel safe in a white country.

Aug 25, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Ibrahim Williams

A cloudy Friday afternoon in 2019, for example. An armed man walks into a mosque in . He walks past the gate into the main hall, shooting anything and everyone in his way. Without really intending to, he leaves some alive or injured. And then, as he is a vicegerent doing God’s work of cleansing Europe of its Black and Brown strangers, he proceeds towards a second mosque to do the same thing: make them make sure not to feel safe in a white country.

Mar 17, 2024 | republic.com.ng | Ibrahim Williams

From the arched table behind which the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members sit, a single Black hand rises and rests on the padded surface. Some faces stare down at this hand in mild surprise, while millions more growl from thousands of miles away from the UN hall. With a closer looking, the internal distress of the Black hand becomes visible as it shivers and finds refuge on the cheeks of the envoy.